RELATES TO:
KRS 350.200,
350.430,
350.465
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS Chapter 350 in
pertinent part requires the cabinet to promulgate rules and administrative
regulations establishing performance standards for protection of people and
property, land, water and other natural resources, and aesthetic values, during
surface mining activities and for restoration and reclamation of surface areas
affected by mining activities. This administrative regulation sets forth
location and informational requirements for signs and markers at mine access
points, perimeters, stream buffer zones, blasting areas, and top-soil storage
areas.
Section 1. Specifications. Signs
and markers required under this chapter shall:
(1) Be posted and maintained by the
permittee;
(2) Be of a uniform
design throughout the operation that can be easily seen and read;
(3) Be made of durable material;
and
(4) Conform to local ordinances
and codes.
Section 2.
Duration of Maintenance. Signs and markers shall be maintained during the
conduct of all activities to which they pertain.
Section 3. Mine and Permit Identification
Signs.
(1) Identification signs shall be
displayed at each point of access to the permit area from public
roads.
(2) Signs shall show the
name, business address, and telephone number of the permittee and the person,
if any, who conducts the surface mining activities on behalf of the permittee
and the identification number of the current permit authorizing surface mining
activities under KRS Chapter 350.
(3) Signs shall be retained and maintained
until after the release of all bonds for the permit area.
Section 4. Perimeter Markers. The perimeter
of a permit area shall be clearly marked before the beginning of surface mining
activities.
Section 5. Buffer Zone
Markers. Buffer zones as required under
405 KAR 16:060, Section 11, shall be marked along their
boundaries.
Section 6. Blasting
Signs. If blasting is conducted incident to surface mining activities, the
permittee shall:
(1) Conspicuously display
signs reading "Blasting Area" along the edge of any blasting area that comes
within fifty (50) feet of any road within the permit area, or within 100 feet
of any public road right-of-way.
(2) Prevent unauthorized entry to the
immediate vicinity of charged holes by guarding or by conspicuous posting or
flagging of the immediate vicinity.
(3) Place at all entrances to the permit area
from public roads or highways conspicuous signs which state "Warning!
Explosives in Use," which clearly explain the blast warning and all clear
signals that are in use and which explain the marking of blast areas and
charged holes within the permit area.
Section 7. Topsoil Markers. Where topsoil or
other vegetation-supporting material is segregated and stockpiled as required
under
405 KAR 16:050, Section
3, the stockpiled material shall be clearly marked.
