(a) An applicant for a permit to conduct surface coal
mining operations on lands eligible for remining must comply with
this section.
(b) The application shall be made according to all
requirements of this subchapter applicable to surface coal mining
and reclamation operations and shall:
(1) to the extent not otherwise addressed in the permit
application, identify potential environmental and safety problems
related to prior mining activity at the site and that could be reasonably
anticipated to occur. This identification shall be based on a due
diligence investigation which shall include visual observations at
the site, a record review of past mining at the site, and environmental
sampling tailored to current site conditions; and
(2) with regard to potential environmental and safety
problems referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, describe
the mitigative measures that will be taken to ensure that the applicable
reclamation requirements of the regulatory program will be met.
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