OAR 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.
Source:
Rule 632-037-0040 — Notice of Prospective Applicant’s Readiness to Collect Baseline Data, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=632-037-0040.