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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.20.04.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="04" heading="Applicant's Newspaper Advertisement.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Upon receipt of Bureau notification that an application is complete, the applicant shall cause an advertisement to appear, at least once a week for 4 consecutive weeks, in a local newspaper of general circulation in the county where the operation will be located.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The advertisement shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A heading of “Notice of Application for Strip Mine Permit” in boldface type;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The name and business address of the applicant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A map or description which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Clearly shows or describes towns, rivers, streams, or other bodies of water, local landmarks, and any other information, including routes, streets, or roads and accurate distance measurements, necessary to allow local residents to readily identify the proposed permit area,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Clearly shows or describes the exact location and boundaries of the proposed permit area,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>States the name of the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle map or maps which contain the area shown or described, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>If a map is used, indicates the north point;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The location where a copy of the application is available for public inspection;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The name and address of the Bureau and a statement that written comments, objections, or a request for a hearing on the application may be submitted to the Bureau within 30 days from the date of the last advertisement; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If an applicant seeks a permit to mine within 100 feet of the outside right-of-way of a public road or to relocate a public road, a concise statement describing the public road, the particular part to be relocated, where the relocation is to occur, and the duration of the relocation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>