Each conceptual plan application and conceptual plan
modification application shall describe in writing and graphically, as required
by the Department, the activities which are the subject of the
application.
(1) Conceptual plan. A
conceptual plan application shall:
(a)
Describe the location, areal extent, and ownership of the mine, including
proposed reclamation parcels.
(b)
Classify all lands within the mine as mined before July 1, 1975, disturbed
before July 1, 1975, mined or to be mined after June 30, 1975, disturbed or to
be disturbed after June 30, 1975, or to remain undisturbed by mining
operations.
(c) Describe the status
of all lands mined or disturbed by mining operations before July 1,
1975.
(d) Describe the geology,
topography, drainage, vegetative communities and associated fauna, and land
uses within the mine prior to mining or mining operations, or site preparation,
whichever occurs first.
(e)
Describe, as existing prior to mining or mining operations and site
preparation, the presence and habitat location of plant and animal species
listed as threatened or endangered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(f) Describe the mining, waste disposal, and
reclamation and restoration plans.
(g) Describe the quantities, by weight and
volume, of earth materials to be considered in planning the reclamation and
restoration activities.
(h)
Describe post-reclamation and restoration stratigraphy, topography, drainage,
vegetative communities and associated fauna, and land uses.
(i) Describe permits required for mining or
reclamation and restoration activities.
(j) Describe how the natural resources will
be preserved and conserved in areas to remain undisturbed.
(k) Provide approximate completion dates,
based on mine-years, for mining, waste disposal, and reclamation and
restoration activities.
(2) Conceptual plan modification. All
reclamation and restoration activities shall be carried out as approved;
however, when it becomes apparent or is anticipated that a modification in an
approved conceptual plan is needed, the operator shall inform the Department
that a modification to the conceptual plan is needed and obtain approval before
proceeding with the change. The Department shall approve any complete
application for a conceptual plan modification that meets the standards of
Section
62C-16.0051, F.A.C. A conceptual
plan modification shall:
(a) Describe which
part or parts of an approved conceptual plan will be modified.
(b) Describe the modification.
(c) Explain why the modification is
requested.
(3) Field
changes. The following activities listed in Reclamation Form No. 6 shall not
constitute a change requiring a conceptual plan modification but shall be
reported to the Department by the operator on Reclamation Form No. 6 for
approval by the Department as a field change:
(a) Change in post-reclamation upland land
form within Level II of the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification
System (FDOT 1999), as incorporated by reference herein;
(b) Change to temporary land use;
(c) Change in upland revegetation
location;
(d) Change in the
boundary or shape of a land form without changing the general location within
the reclamation parcel, provided the number of wetland acres within the same
parcel is not reduced and the intended function of the biological system is
maintained; and,
(e) Reclamation
schedule changes that are the result of changes in the rate of mining.
Prior Department notification shall not be required before
the operator undertakes an activity listed in Reclamation Form No. 6; instead,
the operator shall report such activities to the Department for approval on a
quarterly basis in conjunction with the quarterly inspection. The Department
shall approve any change listed in Reclamation Form No. 6 that does not alter
the character of the reclamation parcel as originally approved and that meets
the standards of Rule
62C-16.0051, F.A.C. If the
Department does not approve the field change, then the operator must reclaim
the site in accordance with the approved conceptual plan or obtain a
modification to the conceptual plan.
(4) Activities not requiring Department
approval. Movement of internal roadways or changes in the reclamation time
table of one year or less that are the result of a change in the rate of mining
within a reclamation parcel shall not require a conceptual plan modification or
Department approval; instead, the operator shall notify the Department in the
Annual Mining and Reclamation Report.
