Ch. 309

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) IF THE DEPARTMENT APPROVES THE
NOTIFICATION, THE MAP REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE MINING
AND RECLAMATION PROGRESS REPORT.

(4) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE MINING AND
RECLAMATION PROGRESS REPORT.

(II)   IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE
REPORT IS CORRECT, THE REPORT SHALL BE APPROVED.

(III)  IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT APPROVE THE
REPORT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE OPERATOR IN WRITING,
SETTING FORTH THE REASONS FOR DISAPPROVAL, AND IDENTIFYING THE
ACTION NECESSARY TO SECURE APPROVAL.

(IV)  THE OPERATOR SHALL TAKE THE ACTION
NECESSARY TO SECURE APPROVAL OF THE REPORT.

7-509.

[(a) Within 30 days after completion of all coal removal,
backfilling, regrading, and planting on the permit, the operator
shall file with the Department a completion report on a form the
Department furnishes, which identifies the operation and states
the area of land affected by open-pit mining, and stating whether
the operator intends to carry on deep mining on the premises. The
operator shall attach to the completion report a map of the
operation certified by a registered engineer or registered land
surveyor showing the boundary lines of the tract, the access to
the operation from the nearest public highway, the area of land
affected by open-pit mining, the location of measures installed
on the area for sediment and erosion control, and any location
reserved for deep mining. The Department shall review the
report. If the report is not approved, the Department shall
notify the operator in writing of the basis for disapproval. The
operator may request a hearing within ten days after notification
of the disapproval, after which the Department shall hold a
hearing within 30 days. If, after the hearing, the Department
still disapproves the report, the Department shall not release
the final revegetation bond until the operator corrects the
reasons for the disapproval and the Department approves the
report.]

(A) (1) (I) AFTER COMPLETION OF ALL COAL REMOVAL,
BACKFILLING, REGRADING, AND PLANTING ON THE PERMIT, THE OPERATOR
SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A COMPLETION REPORT ON A FORM
FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN THE TIME THE NEXT
MINING AND RECLAMATION PROGRESS REPORT REQUIRED BY § 7-507(B) IS
TO BE SUBMITTED.

(II) THE REPORT SHALL IDENTIFY THE OPERATION,
THE AREA OF LAND AFFECTED BY THE STRIP MINING OPERATION, AND

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