25 Pa. Code § 77.803 - Nature of a general permit; substitution for individual applications and permits

(a) When the Department issues a general permit for a specified category of noncoal surface mining activities, persons who intend to conduct a noncoal surface mining activity in accordance with the specifications and conditions of the general permit may do so without obtaining an individual permit.

(b) The general permit sets forth the standardized specifications and conditions for design, operations and monitoring as are necessary to adequately protect life, health, property and the environment. The operator shall comply with the standardized specifications and conditions of the general permit in lieu of the requirements of Subchapters C, D, G, H and I.

(c) A person is authorized to operate under a general permit if the following apply:

(1) Activities are conducted in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions of the applicable general permit.

(2) The operator of the noncoal surface mining activity complies with the registration requirements in the general permits, which have been established under § 77.806 (relating to registration requirements).

(d) The Department may amend, suspend, revoke, reissue or terminate any general permit or any individual registration authorized under this subchapter.

(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a)-(c), the Department may require an operator authorized by a general permit to apply for, and obtain, an individual permit when the operator is not in compliance with the conditions of the general permit.

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25 Pa. Code § 77.803