Sec. 11. (a) If an informal conference or public hearing is held under section 5 of this chapter, the director shall furnish the applicant and all parties with written findings:
(1) granting or denying the permit in whole or in part; and
(2) stating the reasons for granting or denying the permit in whole or in part;
within sixty (60) days of the conference or public hearing.
(b) If the director does not take action on the permit application within sixty (60) days after the conference or public hearing, the applicant may do the following:
(1) Consider the permit application disapproved.
(2) Request a hearing under section 13 of this chapter.
(c) The applicant may waive the time limits of this section.
(d) If an informal conference or public hearing is not held under section 5 of this chapter, the director shall notify the applicant in writing within a reasonable time established by the commission by rule and taking into account:
(1) the time needed for proper investigation of the site;
(2) the complexity of the permit application; and
(3) whether or not written objections to the application were filed;
whether the application has been approved or disapproved in whole or in part.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-4-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 34. Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation
Chapter 4. Permit Approval or Denial
14-34-4-1. Applicant's Required Notice of Application
14-34-4-2. Director's Required Notice of Application
14-34-4-3. Comments Concerning Applications
14-34-4-4. Objections; Request for Informal Conference or Public Hearing
14-34-4-5. Informal Conference or Public Hearing; Access to Mining Area; Record of Proceedings
14-34-4-6. Conditions Requiring Public Hearing
14-34-4-7. Approval of Application; Requirements
14-34-4-8. Nonissuance of Permit for Violations of Certain Federal and State Statutes
14-34-4-8.5. Exemptions for Unanticipated Events or Conditions
14-34-4-9. Mining of Prime Farmland
14-34-4-12. Notification of Applicant of Director's Decision
14-34-4-13. Hearing on Reasons for Final Determination
14-34-4-14. Issuance of Permit
14-34-4-15. Permit Effective Upon Issuance
14-34-4-16. Notification of Permit Issuance