OAR 632-037-0035: Notice of Intent

(1) A prospective applicant shall file with the Department a notice of intent to submit a consolidated application. The notice shall include the following information: (a) Name and location of the proposed mining operation, including a legal description of an area that fully encompasses the proposed boundary of the permit area and a general description of the proposed boundary of the permit area; (b) Name, mailing address and phone number of the prospective applicant; (c) The legal structure (e.g., corporation, partnership, individual) of the applicant as filed in the business registry with the Secretary of State and the legal address of the applicant. (d) Brief description of the proposed mining operation. (2) Within ten days of the filing of a notice of intent, the prospective applicant shall post a copy of the notice at each common access point and on four posts, one post at each of the four cardinal headings (north, south, east and west) along the proposed boundary of the permit area. For the purposes of this section, "common access points" shall include but not be limited to roads and trails as shown on such documents as state and county road maps and quadrangles prepared by the United States Geological Survey. (3) Upon receipt of a notice of intent, the Department shall: (a) Provide public notice in accordance with OAR 632-037-0030. The notice shall include the information contained in the notice of intent and information on how a person may be added to the master list; (b) Activate a project coordinating committee for the proposed mining operation and coordinate the participation of committee members and the prospective applicant in the activities of the project coordinating committee; (c) Activate a technical review team; and (d) Inform the prospective applicant of the names and contact persons for all permitting and cooperating agencies that will be participating in the consolidated application process.