(a) (1) Prior to approving a surface mining operationâs reclamation plan or plan amendment, the lead agency shall submit the reclamation plan or plan amendment to the supervisor for review. The reclamation plan or plan amendment shall be submitted to the supervisor as early as practicable in order to facilitate the lead agencyâs review of the reclamation plan pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)). All documentation for the submission shall be submitted to the supervisor at one time. (2) An item of information, document, or component of a document that has been prepared as part of a permit application for the surface mining operation or as part of an environmental document prepared for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) shall be incorporated into the reclamation plan or plan amendment if it is used to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 2772, Sections 2773 and 2773.3, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 3500) and Article 9 (commencing with Section 3700) of Subchapter 1 of Chapter 8 of Division 2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as applicable. If an item of information, document, or component of a document is incorporated, reference to the item shall be added to the chart required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2772 and shall be properly indexed with the corresponding appendix reference and page numbers, if applicable. The item shall be included in an appendix to and shall become part of the reclamation plan or plan amendment. (3) The lead agency shall certify to the supervisor that the reclamation plan or plan amendment is a complete submission and is in compliance with all of the following: (A) The applicable requirements of this chapter. (B) Article 1 (commencing with Section 3500) and Article 9 (commencing with Section 3700) of Subchapter 1 of Chapter 8 of Division 2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as applicable. (C) The lead agencyâs surface mining ordinance in effect at the time that the reclamation plan or plan amendment is submitted to the supervisor for review, except if the board is the lead agency. (b) (1) The supervisor shall have 30 days from the receipt of a reclamation plan or plan amendment to notify the lead agency and operator if the submission is incomplete. An incomplete submission is one that does not meet the content requirements of Sections 2772, 2773, and 2773.3 and Article 1 (commencing with Section 3500) and Article 9 (commencing with Section 3700) of Subchapter 1 of Chapter 8 of Division 2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as applicable. The supervisorâs notice shall specifically identify all aspects of the submission that are incomplete. (2) The supervisor shall have 30 days after the date the supervisor is required to notify the lead agency if the submission is incomplete to prepare written comments on the reclamation plan or plan amendment if the supervisor chooses. (3) If the supervisor has issued a notice of incomplete submission pursuant to paragraph (1), the supervisorâs time to prepare written comments on the reclamation plan or plan amendment shall not commence until the supervisor receives each item identified in the notice. The supervisorâs time shall include any remaining time pursuant to paragraph (1) and the time allowed pursuant to paragraph (2). (4) The lead agency shall review and evaluate written comments received from the supervisor relating to the reclamation plan or plan amendment within a reasonable amount of time. (5) (A) The lead agency shall prepare a written response to the supervisorâs comments received pursuant to paragraph (2) describing the disposition of the major issues raised by the comments. The lead agency shall submit its response to the supervisor at least 30 days prior to the intended approval of the reclamation plan or plan amendment
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