Illinois Administrative Code

Section 225.45 Storage of Permissible Explosives Underground a) Except as provided in Subsection (f) of this Section permissible explosives must be stored underground in a section magazine. b) The section magazine must be on the return air side of the section and placed in a cros…

Section 225.47 Inventory a) At the beginning of each shift, the shot firer must record the quantity of: 1) permissible explosives; and 2) electric detonators stored in that section magazine. b) At the end of each shift, the shot firer must reconcile the quantity of permissible ex…

Section 225.50 Preparation a) At no time shall more than hundred (100) pounds of permissible explosives be removed from a section magazine. b) A shot firer may have only up to twenty-five (25) pounds of permissible explosives and electric detonators in the shot firer's possession…

Section 225.55 Shooting a) The shot firer may fire only twenty (20) shots in any given blast at the working face. The shot firer may blast only two (2) working faces per blast. b) The shot firer may only use one kind of permissible explosive or detonator in the same drill hole. c…

Section 225.60 Misfires The following apply only in the event of a misfire: a) The shot firer must summon the shot firer's immediate supervisor. b) The shot firer must wait five (5) minutes after the blast before attempting to handle the misfire. c) The shot firer, in the presenc…

Section 225.70 Ventilation a) The quantity of air reaching the last open crosscut in any set of entries must be greater than or equal to 9,000 cubic feet per minute; if diesel equipment is used, then the quantity of air reaching the last cross-cut must meet the standards of 62 Il…

Section 225.80 Certification and Training a) Before performing any duties as a shot firer, a person must have received training and certification from the Mining Board. b) The Department will issue temporary certificates valid for one year or until the next available examination …

Section 230.10 Procedure for Holding Semi-Annual Mining Board Examinations a) Candidates seeking Certificates of Competency as State Mine Inspectors, Mine Managers, Hoisting Engineers and Mine Examiners shall complete and submit a notarized application to the Department of Natura…

Section 230.20 Procedure for Conducting Examinations Other than the Semi-Annual Mining Board Examinations a) Candidates seeking Certificates of Competency as Surface Mine Supervisor, General Surface Supervisor, Independent Contractor Supervisor, Shaft-Slope Examiner and Shaft-Slo…

Section 230.30 Fees for Certificates of Competency The following fees shall be paid to the Department for administration of certificate examinations and are non-refundable. a) Applicants shall submit, along with the application, the following fee for each examination. Certificate…

Section 230.40 Procedure for Conducting Mine Electrician Examinations a) Candidates seeking Certificates of Competency as Mine Electricians must complete an application provided by the Department and provide evidence of at least one year of experience in performing electrical wor…

Section 250.10 Definitions "Act" – means the Oil and Gas Wells on Public Lands Act [5 ILCS 615]. "Department" – means the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "Drilling unit" – means a tract of land with sufficient acreage to allow an oil and gas well to be drilled in accord…

Section 250.20 Designation of State Lands a) Any person may request the Office to designate a tract of State owned land, where the State owns 100% of the underlying mineral interests and the tract covers a large enough acreage to allow a properly spaced oil and/or gas well to be …

Section 250.30 Permit to Explore Unknown Territory a) Any person (applicant) may request a permit to explore for oil and gas on State owned land designated as unknown territory in accordance with Section 250.20 of this Part. The request shall not be made for more than three secti…

Section 250.40 Granting a Lease to a Person Holding a Permit to Explore a) If the permittee has discharged all of the conditions required by the permit to explore to the satisfaction of the Department and the State agency owning the land, as evidenced by a release issued by the S…

Section 250.50 Designation of Proven Territory a) The Office may designate any State owned land as proven territory if the Office determines that the land is underlain by recoverable oil or gas reserves based upon the producing wells in the vicinity and upon geological data in th…

Section 250.60 Leasing Proven Territory a) The Department shall provide public notice, in accordance with Section 250.80 of this Part, of the availability of proven territory for lease, subject to competitive bid. The public notice of proven territory shall contain a legal descri…

Section 250.70 Bonding Requirements Prior to drilling any well, lessee shall file an individual well bond with the Department. The bond shall be maintained until the well is plugged and the well site restored in accordance with the Illinois Oil and Gas Act [225 ILCS 725]. The amo…

Section 250.80 Public Notice All public notices, when required by the provisions of this Part, shall be made as follows: a) by placing a notice in one or more oil and gas industry publications distributed statewide and in the Official State Newspaper; b) by placing a notice in a …

Section 250.90 Public Lands Lease Notice List a) The Office shall maintain a list of persons entitled to directly receive any public notice required by this Part. b) To be placed on the notice list under this Section, a person must submit a written request stating that the person…

Section 280.10 Definitions Except where the context clearly requires special meaning, the following terms shall have the following definitions: "Adjudicative Hearing" means a formal hearing pursuant to rules of the Authority, consistent with the Illinois Administrative Procedure …

Section 280.20 General Provisions The following regulations shall apply to all surface coal mining operations: a) Determinations 1) All requests for a determination must be submitted to the Regulatory Authority in writing. Each submission shall set forth facts necessary to the de…

Section 280.30 Existing Surface Mines a) Permits 1) The Section 4 permits of all existing surface mines are hereby deemed to incorporate Section 17 conditions. The additional terms and requirements of such permits are that holders shall comply with Section 502(c) and 522(e) of th…

Section 280.40 Existing Underground Coal Mines a) Permits 1) All existing underground mines are deemed to possess a Section 17 permit. Section 17 permits include all structures and facilities used in connection with or to facilitate mining. The terms and conditions of such permit…

Section 280.50 New Surface Mines The regulations and requirements of this Part shall apply to surface coal mining operations except underground coal mines which did not have a Section 4 permit prior to February 3, 1978. a) Application. An application shall be submitted upon forms…

Section 280.60 New Underground Coal Mines The following Part applies to underground coal mines for which a notice of mine opening was filed on or after February 3, 1978. a) Application. An application shall be submitted upon forms supplied by the Authority. Additional documentati…

Section 280.70 Prime Farmland Determinations and Findings a) All Surface Mines Covered. Every Illinois surface coal mining operation is subject to this Section, unless exempt pursuant to Section 510 (d) (2) of the Federal Act, as applied pursuant to Paragraph (b) below. b) Exempt…

Section 280.80 Enforcement Procedures The regulations of this Part set forth the general procedures governing issuance of permit suspensions, notices of violation and orders to show cause pursuant to Section 17(g) of the Act. a) Notices and Orders. All Notices and Orders issued p…

Section 280.90 Transitions a) The provisions of The Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 96½, pars. 4501-4520) and corresponding regulations shall remain in effect insofar as they apply to the mining of coal as defined in 30 CFR 700.…

Section 1700.11 Applicability a) The requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1700 through 1850 apply to all coal exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations, except: 1) The extraction of coal by a landowner or lessee for the landowner's or lessee's own noncommercial …

Section 1700.12 Petitions to Initiate Rulemakings a) Any person may petition the Department to initiate a proceeding for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any regulation under the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 720] (the State Act). The pe…

Section 1700.13 Notice of Citizen Suits a) A person who intends to initiate a civil action under Section 8.05 of the State Act shall give notice of intent to do so, according to this Section. b) Notice shall be given by certified mail to the Director, the alleged violator and whe…

Section 1700.14 Availability of Records a) Records required by the State Act to be made available locally to the public shall be retained at the geographically closest office of the Department. b) Other records or documents in the possession of the Department may be requested. Pe…

Section 1700.15 Computation of Time a) Except as otherwise provided, computation of time under these regulations is based on calendar days. b) In computing any period of prescribed time, the day on which the designated period of time begins is not included. The last day of the pe…

Section 1700.16 Fees and Forfeitures a) All fees collected under the provision of the State Act shall be deposited in the Coal Mining Regulatory Fund in the State Treasury. b) All forfeitures collected under the provision of the State Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fun…

Section 1700.17 Administration a) General Duties and Powers. In addition to the duties and powers of the Department prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 801], the Department shall have full powers and authority to carry out and administer the provision…

Section 1700.18 Advisory Council on Reclamation (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 29 Ill. Reg. 8324, effective May 27, 2005)

Section 1701.5 Definitions Definitions are found in Appendix A of this Part. (Source: Amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 1, effective June 1, 1982)

Section 1701.APPENDIX A Definitions As used in 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1700 through 1850, the following terms have the specified meanings, except when another meaning is given: "Acid drainage" means water with a pH of less than 6.0 and in which total acidity exceeds total alkalinity, d…

Section 1702.1 Scope This Part implements the exemption contained in Section 1.06(b) of the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.06(b)) (State Act) concerning the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of …

Section 1702.10 Information Collection The collections of information contained in Sections 1702.11, 1702.12, 1702.13, 1702.15 and 1702.18 will be used to determine the initial and continuing applicability of the incidental mining exemption to a particular mining operation. Respo…

Section 1702.11 Application Requirements and Procedures a) Application for exemption. 1) Any person who plans to commence or continue coal extraction after the effective date of this Part in reliance on the incidental mining exemption shall file a complete application for exempti…

Section 1702.12 Contents of Application for Exemption An application for exemption shall include: a) The name and address of the applicant; b) A list of the minerals sought to be extracted; c) Estimates of annual production of coal and the other minerals within each mining area o…

Section 1702.13 Public Availability of Information a) Except as provided in Section 1702.13(b), all information submitted to the Department under this Part shall be made immediately available for public inspection and copying at the Department's Springfield and Benton Land Reclam…

Section 1702.14 Requirements for Exemption a) Activities are exempt from the requirements of the State Act if all of the following are satisfied: 1) The cumulative production of coal extracted from the mining area determined annually as described in this Section does not exceed 1…

Section 1702.15 Conditions of Exemption and Right of Inspection and Entry a) A person conducting activities covered by this Part shall: 1) Maintain on-site or at other locations available to authorized representatives of the Department or the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)…

Section 1702.16 Stockpiling of Minerals a) Coal. Coal extracted and stockpiled may be excluded from the calculation of cumulative production until the time of its sale, transfer to a related entity or use: 1) Up to an amount equaling a 12-month supply of the coal required for fut…

Section 1702.17 Revocation and Enforcement a) Department responsibility. The Department shall conduct an annual compliance review of the mining area, utilizing the annual report submitted pursuant to Section 1702.18, an on-site inspection and any other information available to th…

Section 1702.18 Reporting Requirements a) Written report. 1) Following approval by the Department of an exemption for a mining area, the person receiving the exemption shall, for each mining area, file a written report annually with the Department containing the information speci…

Section 1702.5 Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning specified, except where otherwise indicated: a) "Cumulative measurement period" means the period of time over which both cumulative production and cumulative revenue are measured. 1) For purpose…