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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 26.20.16.08" title_num="26" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="16" heading="Applicant Liability.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The applicant shall reimburse the Bureau for the cost of the services performed pursuant to this chapter if the applicant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submits false information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fails to submit a permit application within 1 year from the date of receipt of the approved laboratory report;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fails to mine after obtaining a permit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is determined by the Bureau to have an actual and attributed annual production of coal exceeding 300,000 tons for all locations during the 12 months immediately following the date on which the operator is issued the permit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Sells, transfers, or assigns the permit to another person and the transferee's total actual and attributed production exceeds 300,000 tons during the 12 months immediately following the date on which the permit was originally issued.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Under §A(5) of this regulation the applicant and its successor are jointly and severally obligated to reimburse the Bureau.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Bureau may waive the reimbursement obligation if it finds that the applicant at all times acted in good faith.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>