Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62C-16.0091 - Annual Reports
(1) On or before
March 1 of each year after department approval of its Conceptual Reclamation
Plan, each operator shall submit to the department an Annual Mining and
Reclamation report describing mining and reclamation activities for the
previous calendar year and proposed mining and reclamation activities for the
current year for each mine under its control. If mining has not yet commenced,
then the Annual Mining and Reclamation report need only describe the proposed
mining and reclamation activities for the current calendar year. The report
shall be submitted on the form incorporated by reference in Rule
62C-16.0095,
F.A.C., and shall include:
(a) A written
description of all parcels disturbed by mining operations in the previous
calendar year by section, township, range, and county. The actual number of
acres shall be given for each section. A written description of all sites
proposed to be disturbed by mining operations in the current year by section,
township, range, and county. The anticipated number of acres shall be given for
each section.
(b) An accounting of
the materials encountered as described in paragraph
62C-16.0051(2)(b),
F.A.C., and how they were handled in the previous calendar year. An estimate of
materials anticipated to be encountered as described in paragraph
62C-16.0051(2)(b),
F.A.C., and how they are proposed to be handled during the current
year.
(c) A description of
reclamation and restoration activities, including the acreage completed in each
phase, carried out during the previous year for each reclamation parcel. A
description of reclamation and restoration activities anticipated to be
completed in each phase during the current year.
(d) An analysis that demonstrates compliance
with the required rate of reclamation in Rule
62C-16.0075,
F.A.C. If the rate of mining in the previous year or the anticipated rate of
mining in the current year is different from the rate in the conceptual plan,
then the operator shall provide the revised rate in the Annual Mining and
Reclamation report.
(e) A map which
shows all lands disturbed by mining operations within the mine through the
previous calendar year and land anticipated to be disturbed in the current
year, and identified as follows, including acreages for each area:
1. Disturbed by mining operations, but not
mined.
a. Prior to July 1, 1975.
b. From July 1 to December 31,
1975.
c. After 1975, specifying the
year.
d. Proposed to be disturbed
during the current year.
2. Mined.
a. Prior to July 1, 1975.
b. From July 1 to December 31,
1975.
c. After 1975, specifying the
year.
d. Proposed to be mined
during the current year.
(f) A map which shows all reclamation parcels
delineated after June 30, 1975, including their current status and acreage of
reclamation, and the location of all permitted water discharge points,
including their identification number and the permitting agency.
(g) A map which shows all sites used or under
construction for waste disposal, or for the current year, sites anticipated to
be used or under construction for waste disposal, including the type of waste,
the acreage of each site, and the beginning and ending dates for
disposal.
(h) Actual dates when
mining, waste disposal, and reclamation and restoration activities were
completed in the previous calendar year shall be provided for each reclamation
parcel. Time schedule changes that are the result of changes in the rate of
mining.
(i) Aerial photographs of
all disturbed and mined lands, including the area within one mile of such lands
within the mine boundary. The photographs shall be taken after December 1, but
as close as reasonably possible, to December 31 of the previous calendar year.
The copies submitted to the department shall be of acceptable quality and shall
include the date flown, scale, and locations of section corners.
(2) The department shall examine
each annual report and notify the operator within 30 days from receipt of the
report of any apparent errors or omissions.
(3) The operator shall respond to the
department's request for corrections of apparent errors or missing information
within 90 days.
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