ARC 3216C - Iowa Administrative Rules

Filed Emergency After Notice

Mine site registration renewal and fee, 60.31

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ARC 3216C

SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATER QUALITY DIVISION[27]

Adopted and Filed Emergency After Notice

Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 208.26, the Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality hereby amends Chapter 60, "Minerals Program," Iowa Administrative Code.

This amendment changes the renewal period for mine site registration from one year to two years. The fee is maintained at the same annual rate by changing it from $35 to $70.

Notice of Intended Action was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as ARC 3067C on May 24, 2017. One comment of support was received from the public. This amendment is identical to that published under Notice.

Pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.5(2)"b"(1)(b), the Division finds that the normal effective date of this amendment, 35 days after publication, should be waived and the amendment made effective July 1, 2017. The normal effective date is waived in order to provide a benefit to the public that allows the renewal period for mine site registration to run on the same new two-year period as the renewal period for a mining license, which was changed in 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 617.

After analysis and review of this rule making, no adverse impact on jobs has been found.

This amendment is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 208.

This amendment became effective July 1, 2017.

The following amendment is adopted.

Amend subrules 60.31(1) and 60.31(2) as follows:

60.31(1) Registration renewal. All site registrations shall expire on December 31 of each the second year. Registrations shall be renewed by the division upon submittal of renewal fee by the operator within 30 days of the expiration date.

60.31(2) Notice of registration renewal and fee. All registrations shall be renewed by the operator upon receipt of a fee statement from the division.

The registration renewal fee shall be $35 $70 per site.

[Filed Emergency After Notice 6/28/17, effective 7/1/17]

[Published 7/19/17]

Editor's Note: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 7/19/17.