OAR 632-030-0041: Permit and Exemption Transfer

(1) An operating permit may be transferred as provided in ORS 517.833, subject to the following requirements: (a) A person requesting transfer must submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the Department. (b) The application must be signed by the applicant, current permittee, landowner, and mineral estate owner if different from the landowner. (c) The applicant must submit the transfer application fee as provided and not to exceed in ORS 517.800. (d) The applicant must submit a bond or alternative form of security acceptable to the Department. (2) Prior to approving a permit transfer, the Department may review the existing operating permit and reclamation plan and the transfer of the permit may be denied or conditioned based on the failure of existing operations to comply with the permit, plan, provisions of the Mined Land Reclamation Act, or these rules. In addition, the Department may review existing operations to determine whether an amendment to operating permit or reclamation plan is appropriate under ORS 517.831 or 517.835. (3) A limited exemption may be transferred subject to the following requirements: (a) A person requesting transfer must submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the Department. (b) The application must be signed by the applicant, current exemption holder, landowner, and mineral estate owner if different from the landowner. (c) The applicant must submit the transfer application processing charge not to exceed $250.