KRS 350.055: Publication of notice of intention to mine by permit applicant --

Notification of various local government bodies by cabinet.

(1) An applicant for a permit required by KRS 350.060 shall publish public notice

of his filing of an application for that permit. The publication shall be made by

advertisement in a newspaper of largest bona fide circulation, according to the

definition in KRS 424.110 to 424.120, in the county wherein the proposed

mining site is located.

(2) The applicant shall publish the notice of intention to mine in the newspaper

identified in subsection (1) at least once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks

beginning at the time of submission of an application for a surface coal mining

operation permit, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the cabinet.

(3) The public notice of the filing of an application shall be entitled "Notice of

Intention to Mine" and shall be in a manner and form prescribed by the cabinet

and shall include, though not be limited to, the following:

(a) The name and address of the applicant;

(b) The location, ownership, and boundaries of the proposed permit area.

(4) A copy of the newspaper advertisement of the applicant's "Notice of Intention

to Mine" shall be filed with the cabinet and made a part of the complete

application within a reasonable time after the last date of publication.

(5) The cabinet shall notify various local government bodies, planning agencies,

and sewage and water treatment authorities and water companies in the

locality of the proposed operation notifying them of the applicant's intention to

mine the land area as set forth in the notice of intention to mine, and identifying

the permit application number assigned by the cabinet and where a copy of the

permit application may be inspected. The secretary shall promulgate

regulations specifying the manner in which the agencies may comment on the

application. Any comments put forward pursuant to this section shall

immediately be forwarded by the cabinet to the applicant and shall be made

available to the public at the same places as the permit application is available.