3092                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 668

(8)  The proposed practices to protect adjacent
surface resources;

(9)  The specifications for surface gradient
restoration to a surface suitable for the proposed subsequent use
of the land after reclamation is completed, and the proposed
method of accomplishment;

(10)  The manner and type of revegetation or other
surface treatment of the affected areas;

(11)  A time schedule that meets the requirements of
this section; and

(12)  Maps and any other supporting documents required
by the Department to illustrate the above points.

(b)  The [operator] APPLICANT shall furnish with the mining
and reclamation plan, in a reasonable manner satisfactory to the
Department, an accurately surveyed topographic map, in duplicate,
on a scale of not smaller than one inch equals 200 feet and with
a contour interval of spacing appropriate for the area, showing
the location of the tract of land to be affected by mining, and
representative cross-sections. The surveyed topographic map and
cross-sections shall be prepared and certified by a registered
professional engineer or registered surveyor and show the
boundaries of the proposed affected land, together with the
drainage area above and below the area, the location and names of
all streams, roads, railroads, and utility lines on or
immediately adjacent to the area, the outcrop line of any mineral
deposit to be mined, the location of all buildings within 200
feet of the outer perimeter of the area affected, the names and
addresses of the owners and present occupants, the purpose for
which each building is used, the name of the owner of the tract
where the proposed mining is to occur, and the names of the
adjacent landowners, the municipality or district and county and
nearest municipality. The topographic map also shall show the
locations of test borings or sampling which the operator has
conducted or will conduct at the site of the proposed operation.
The cross-sections shall include the location of the test borings
or sample sites, the nature and depth of the various strata, the
thickness of any mineral seam or deposit, an analysis of any
mineral deposit or ore, the thickness of the overburden, and an
analysis of the overburden. Aerial photographs of the tract of
land to be affected by the mining also shall be provided if they
are required by the Department. The information resulting from
the test borings is confidential information and not a matter of
public record. The Department may waive any of the requirements
of this subsection if the operator extracts less than 30,000 tons
per year or 20,000 cubic yards per year of minerals and the
affected area is less than five acres in size.

(c)  The plan shall include a summary statement covering: