Or. Admin. Code § 632-037-0040 - Notice of Prospective Applicant's Readiness to Collect Baseline Data
(1) When a
prospective applicant is ready to begin collecting baseline data for a proposed
mining operation, the applicant shall notify the Department. The notice shall
include a proposed baseline data collection work plan. A work plan by
discipline shall include:
(a) Data collection
methodologies by discipline;
(b)
Area of study; and
(c) Timing and
duration of baseline data collection and verification.
(2) Upon receipt of a notice of a prospective
applicant's readiness to begin collecting baseline data, the Department shall
provide public notice that the applicant is ready to begin collecting baseline
data and identify the location(s) where additional information may be obtained
or reviewed.
(3) Within 30 days
after receiving a notice, the Department shall conduct two public information
meetings. One public meeting shall be conducted in the population center
closest to the proposed mining operation and one public meeting shall be
conducted in a major population center for the state, as determined by the
Department. If the major population center for the state is the same as the
population center closest to the proposed mining operation, the Department may
conduct only one public information meeting.
(4) The Department shall accept written
comments from the public and affected agencies for 45 days after receiving the
notice.
(5) The purposes of the
public information meetings and public comment period in sections (3) and (4)
of this rule shall be to:
(a) Identify issues
raised by the proposed mining operation; and
(b) Receive information from the public,
including information related to the collection of baseline data that is
relevant to the characterization of the pre-mine environment and the evaluation
of a consolidated application for a proposed mining operation in order to
assist the Department and the permitting and cooperating agencies.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 517.750 - 517.995
Stats. Implemented: ORS 517.958 & 517.969Application PhaseConsolidated Application
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