COALEX REPORT 204

	Coalex Report 204

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COALEX STATE COMPARISON REPORT - 204
February, 1992

Patrick R. Ralston, Director
Department of Natural Resources
608 State Office Building
100 N. Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

TOPIC: LENGTH OF TIME FOR PERMIT APPROVAL 

INQUIRY: Please poll the IMCC member states for the following information: "How long (number
of months) does it take to approve a new, first time permit, from the time of receipt until final
approval?" 

SURVEY RESULTS: Eight states responded to the survey. The results are summarized on the
attached table. Also attached are five state's responses to a similar survey conducted by the
National Coal Association.

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States which responded to the IMCC Survey:
     Alabama
     Illinois
     Kentucky
     Maryland
     Missouri
     Pennsylvania
     Texas
     Virginia


Responses from the NCA survey are included for:
     Alabama
     North Dakota
     Pennsylvania
     Ohio
     Virginia


Survey was conducted by: Gregory Conrad and Beth Botsis


TABLE OF SURVEY RESPONSES (Reformatted from original)

STATE: MONTHS; DAYS
EXPLANATION

ALABAMA: 3-4 Months
If applicant provides complete and accurate information, approval process may take a little over 2
months.


ILLINOIS: 11 Months; 330 Days
The permit application is in the operator's hands for revisions/modifications for a significant
amount of the time.


KENTUCKY: 6 Months
If applicant provides complete and accurate information, with no revisions required, permit would
be issued in 65 days. Realistic minimum time is 3 months.


MARYLAND: 12 Months
Process ranges 5 months - 2 years with the permit application residing with the applicant for
revision for at least half of the time.


MISSOURI: 5 Months
This is the maximum time.


PENNSYLVANIA: 6 Months; 180 Days


TEXAS: 15-18 Months
This is the worst-case scenario.


VIRGINIA: 3 Months; 140 Days
The Virginia permit review team has 20 days to perform reviews of any portions of a permit
application; this would allow a permit to be issued in as few as 60 days.

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