                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR THE OPERATION OF A COAL MINE (§ 45.2-537)

A. An application for a license for the operation of a coal mine shall be
submitted by the person who will be the operator of the mine. No application for
a license or a renewal thereof shall be considered complete unless it contains
the following:

   1. The identity of the operator of the mine.
   				a. If the operator is a sole proprietorship, the operator shall state (i)
   his full name and address; (ii) the name and address of the mine and its
   federal mine identification number; (iii) the name and address of the person
   with overall responsibility for operating decisions at the mine; (iv) the name
   and address of the person with overall responsibility for health and safety at
   the mine; (v) the federal mine identification numbers of all other mines in
   which the sole proprietor has a 20 percent or greater ownership interest; and
   (vi) the trade name, if any, and the full name, address of record, and
   telephone number of the proprietorship.				b. If the operator is a
   partnership, the operator shall state (i) the name and address of the mine and
   its federal mine identification number; (ii) the name and address of the
   person with overall responsibility for operating decisions at the mine; (iii)
   the name and address of the person with overall responsibility for health and
   safety at the mine; (iv) the federal mine identification numbers of all other
   mines in which the partnership has a 20 percent or greater ownership interest;
   (v) the full names and addresses of all partners; (vi) the trade name, if any,
   and the full name and address of record and telephone number of the
   partnership; and (vii) the federal mine identification numbers of all other
   mines in which any partner has a 20 percent or greater ownership
   interest.				c. If the operator is a corporation, the operator shall state (i)
   the name and address of the mine and its federal mine identification number;
   (ii) the name and address of the person with overall responsibility for
   operating decisions at the mine; (iii) the name and address of the person with
   overall responsibility for health and safety at the mine; (iv) the federal
   mine identification numbers of all other mines in which the corporation has a
   20 percent or greater ownership interest; (v) the full name, address of
   record, and telephone number of the corporation and the state of
   incorporation; (vi) the full name and address of each officer and director of
   the corporation; (vii) the full name, address, and state of incorporation of
   the parent corporation if the corporation is a subsidiary corporation; and
   (viii) the federal mine identification numbers of all other mines in which any
   corporate officer has a 20 percent or greater ownership interest.				d. If the
   operator is any organization other than a sole proprietorship, partnership, or
   corporation, the operator shall state (i) the nature and type, or legal
   identity of the organization; (ii) the name and address of the mine and its
   federal mine identification number; (iii) the name and address of the person
   with overall responsibility for operating decisions at the mine; (iv) the name
   and address of the person with overall responsibility for health and safety at
   the mine; (v) the federal mine identification numbers of all other mines in
   which the organization has a 20 percent or greater ownership interest; (vi)
   the full name, address of record, and telephone number of the organization;
   (vii) the name and address of each individual who has an ownership interest in
   the organization; (viii) the names and addresses of the principal organization
   officials or members; and (ix) the federal mine identification numbers of all
   other mines in which any official or member has a 20 percent or greater
   ownership interest;

   2. The name and address of any agent of the operator with responsibility for
   the business operation of the mine and of any person with an ownership or
   leasehold interest in the coal to be mined;

   3. The names and addresses of persons to be contacted in the event of an
   accident or other emergency at the mine;

   4. Any information required by the Department that is relevant to an
   assessment of the safety and health risks likely to be associated with the
   operation of the mine; and

   5. For any license renewal, the annual report required pursuant to &#xA7;
   45.2-540. When no change has occurred to the information required by
   subdivision 1, 2, or 3, the operator of the mine shall only be required to
   certify that such information on the current license application is accurate
   and complete.

B. The application shall be certified as being accurate and complete by the
applicant if an individual or by the agent of a corporate applicant or by a
general partner of an applicant that is a partnership. The application shall be
submitted on forms furnished or approved by the Department.

C. Within 30 days after the occurrence of any change in the information required
by subsection A, the operator shall notify the Department, in writing, of such
change.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-7, 45-12, 45-17.3, 45-68.4, 45-69, 45-73, 45-75,
45-78, 45-79, 45-81, 45-83; 1950, p. 156; 1954, c. 191; 1958, c. 306; 1966, c.
594, §§ 45.1-21, 45.1-24; 1976, c. 598; 1978, cc. 222, 489; 1982, c. 255;
1984, cc. 178, 590; 1988, c. 577; 1993, cc. 171, 442; 1994, c. 28, §
45.1-161.59; 1996, c. 774; 1997, c. 390; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
387.