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...(A) (1) The operator of a surface mining operation shall employ a certified mine foreperson to be in charge of the conditions and practices at the mine and to be responsible for conducting examinations of the surface mining operation under 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended. (2) Examinations of surface mining operations for the purposes of 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended, shall be conducted by one of the following: (a)...

...This rule applies to surface mining operations that are not inspected by MSHA. (A) Accidents and injuries requiring reporting. (1) (a) A fatality or a life-threatening injury that occurs at a surface mining operation that is not inspected by MSHA shall be reported to the division within one hour, once the operator knows or should know that the fatality or life-threatening injury has occurred, by contacting the ...

...This rule applies to surface mining operations that are not inspected by MSHA. (A) (1) If a surface mining operation is not inspected by MSHA, the chief shall conduct mine safety inspections of the operation as follows: (a) A minimum of two inspections annually; or (b) If a fatality of a miner occurs at a surface mining operation as a result of an unsafe condition or a practice at the operation, as determined b...

...This rule applies to surface mining operations that are not inspected by MSHA. (A) (1) If a surface mining operation is not inspected by MSHA, the chief will conduct mine safety inspections of the operation as follows: (a) A minimum of two inspections annually; or (b) If a fatality of a miner occurs at a surface mining operation as a result of an unsafe condition or a practice at the operation, as...

...(A) General. (1) The provisions of this rule shall apply to all surface blasting operations, including surface blasting operations incidental to underground mining, on all industrial minerals mining and reclamation operations. For box or contour cuts associated with development of underground mine entries, this rule shall applyapplies to all material above the final floor level of the cut. For...

...(A) Each application for a surface mining permit shall contain a geological data report, on forms prescribed by the chief, of the results of test borings for each mining area that the operator has conducted or otherwise has readily available. The location from which the test boring results are determined shall include the complete stratigraphic column to be affected and shall be shown on all maps. More than one test ...

...Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, each application for a permit that proposes to dewater shall include the following: (A) A hydrologic map consisting of a single map using the most recent USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 as a base or other approved format that shall show all of the following: (1) The proposed permit area; (2) A line identifying the are...

...Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, the following are to be included in each application for a permit that proposes to dewater : (A) A hydrologic map consisting of a single map using the most recent USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 as a base or other approved format showing all of the following: (1) The proposed permit area; (2) A line identifying the ar...

...The chief may grant a variance to affect areas within fifty feet of the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of greater than twenty-five square miles but fewer than one hundred square miles for surface excavations and/or surface mining activities pursuant to divisions (E)(3) and (F)(3) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code using the following procedure and standard of review. (A) ...

...The chief may grant a variance to affect areas within fifty feet of the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of greater than twenty-five square miles but fewer than one hundred square miles for surface excavations and/or surface mining activities pursuant to divisions (E)(3) and (F)(3) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code using the following procedure and standard of rev...

...(A) General requirements. (1) This rule shall apply only to industrial mineral mining operations where calcined lime mining wastes (LMW) will be incorporated in final reclamation as a beneficial use and are in addition to requirements of sections 1514.02 and 1514.021 of the Revised Code. (2) An application for a surface mining permit which will utilize LMW shall be deemed complete when it is...

...(A) General requirements. (1) This rule applies only to industrial mineral mining operations where calcined lime mining wastes (LMW) will be incorporated in final reclamation as a beneficial use and are in addition to requirements of sections 1514.02 and 1514.021 of the Revised Code. (2) An application for a surface mining permit which will utilize LMW is deemed complete when it is received ...

...As used in rules 1501:18-1-01 to 1501:18-2-05 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Commercial purposes" means with intent to sell or trade for gain or profit. (B) "Commercially grown" means grown under cultivation in tilled plots or in a greenhouse. (C) "Division" means the Ohio department of natural resources, division of natural areas and preserves. (D) "Endangered species" means a native Ohio plant species whose n...

...The following criteria shall be used for identifying and designating species of plants native to Ohio which are in danger of extirpation or which are threatened with becoming endangered. (A) Endangered species. A native Ohio plant species may be designated endangered if, based on its known status in Ohio, one or more of the following criteria applies: (1) The species is a federal endangered species extant in Ohio. ...

...It is unlawful for any person to take native species of wild plants or parts thereof that are listed as endangered or threatened by rule 1501:18-1-03 of the Administrative Code, for commercial purposes from any woodlot, field, or forest, or from any other location in which such plant is found growing in its native habitat.

...It shall be unlawful for any person to take native species of wild plants or parts thereof that are listed as endangered or threatened by rule 1501:18-1-03 of the Administrative Code, for commercial purposes from any woodlot, field, or forest, or from any other location in which such plant is found growing in its native habitat.

...It shall be unlawful for any person to take, possess or transport for botanical, educational and scientific purposes, or for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, any native Ohio species of wild plants or parts thereof, that are listed as endangered or threatened by rule 1501:18-1-03 of the Administrative Code without first obtaining a permit from the chief of the division. Nothing in this rule shall proh...

...Any nurseryman, dealer, or individual who has legally obtained any native species of wild plants listed as endangered or threatened in rule 1501:18-1-03 of the Administrative Code from another state or commercial propagator shall provide proof upon demand that said plants were legally acquired.

...(A) Public notice of hearings to be conducted by the Director of Natural Resources, State of Ohio, shall be advertised one (1) time in five (5) newspapers published in different counties and of general circulation in the State. (B) Said notice shall be given at least (30) days, but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the hearing. The notice shall state the Director's intention to consider adopting, amending or re...

...All of the following apply to any person who operates or permits the operation of a snowmobile or all purpose vehicle upon or over any lands or waters controlled by the state of Ohio: (A) Snowmobiles and all purpose vehicles are only permitted to operate within designated areas, upon the frozen surface of designated waters, or upon roads or trails where such use has been authorized. Signs posted for ...

...(A) Pipe conduits shall be of such design as to safely support the total external loads and shall convey flow without rupture or leakage. (B) Unless otherwise approved by the chief, the minimum inside dimension of the pipe conduit shall be: (1) Twenty-four inches for class I and class II dams. (2) Eighteen inches for class III dams. (C) All pipes shall have the ability to resist corrosio...

...(A) Pipe conduits shall be of such design as to safely support the total external loads and shall convey flow without rupture or leakage. (B) Unless otherwise approved by the chief, the minimum inside dimension of the pipe conduit shall be: (1) Twenty-four inches for class I and class II dams. (2) Eighteen inches for class III dams. (C) All pipes shall have the ability to resist corrosio...

...(A) In addition to the exemptions noted in section 1521.062 of the Revised Code, the following classes of dams and levees are hereby exempt from sections 1521.062 of the Revised Code and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto: (1) Dams and levees constructed or inspected by the United States army corps of engineers. (2) Dams placed by the chief in class IV under rule 1501:21-13-0...

...For purposes of rules 1501:22-1-01 to 1501:22-1-08 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Appurtenant structure" means a structure which is on the same parcel of property as the principal structure and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principal structure. (B) "Appeal" means a request for a review of the county or municipal corporation permit administrator's interpretation of any provision of the flood dam...

...(A) The floodplain management criteria contained in rule 1501:22-1-04 of the Administrative Code shall apply to all counties and municipal corporations containing coastal flood hazard areas which are not participating in the national flood insurance program. Such communities shall adopt resolutions or ordinances governing development within the coastal flood hazard areas which meet or exceed the standards of rule 150...