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25 Pa. Code § 86.127. Database and inventory system requirements.

§ 86.127. Database and inventory system requirements.

 (a)  The Department will expeditiously develop a database and inventory system which will permit evaluation of whether reclamation is feasible in areas covered by petitions.

 (b)  The Department will include in the system information relevant to the criteria in §  86.122 (relating to criteria for designating lands as unsuitable), including, but not limited to, information received from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Fish and Boat Commission, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Scenic Rivers Program, the Game Commission, private conservancies and the agency administering section 127 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §  7470).

 (c)  The Department will review and update the database and inventory system as information becomes available:

   (1)  On potential mineral resources of this Commonwealth, demand of the resources, the environment, the economy and the supply of minerals sufficient to enable the Department to prepare the statements required by §  86.124(e) (relating to procedures: initial processing, recordkeeping and notification requirements).

   (2)  From petitions, publications, experiments, permit applications, mining and reclamation operations and other sources.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  86.127 amended under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. § §  1396.1—1396.19a); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. § §  30.51—30.66); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § §  691.1—691.1001); and sections 1920-A and 1930-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § §  510-20 and 510-30).

Source

   The provisions of this §  86.127 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective July 27, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3316; amended December 13, 1996, effective December 14, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 5962; amended October 8, 1999, effective October 9, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 5289. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (223542) to (223543).

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  86.103 (relating to procedures); 25 Pa. Code §  86.121 (relating to areas designated unsuitable for mining); 25 Pa. Code §  86.128 (relating to public information); and 25 Pa. Code §  86.130 (relating to areas designated as unsuitable for mining).



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