20210323_Reminder_Media_Advisory_52-16_ Final

Roy Cooper, Governor
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Dionne Delli-Gatti, Secretary
Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Cathy Akroyd
Date: March 23, 2021 Phone: [phone]
REMINDER: Public Hearing on Scott Farm Road Mine Application to be held March 29
Raleigh- The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) will hold a public hearing on the Scott Farm
Road Mine application on Monday at 6 p.m. The application for Mining Permit No. 52-16 (Pending) is for a sand mining
operation in Jones County. The public is invited to participate online or by phone. Speakers are asked to register in
advance.
Given the guidance on preventing the spread of COVID-19, DEMLR has evaluated the most appropriate options to safely
allow public participation and will conduct the public hearing virtually.
Who: Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
What: Scott Farm Road Mine Application Public Hearing, via teleconference (WebEx)
When: March 29, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Phone: Call -in number: 415-655-0003, Access Code: 185 148 2266
Online: (WebEx Link): https://bit.ly/3dOLOXI
Event Password: NCDEMLR
If you wish to speak at the public hearing, you must register by 12:00 p.m. on March 29. To register, please visit:
https:Hbit.ly/3b5lLI7, or call [phone].
Internet access is not required to participate in the meeting. To comment by phone: when your name is called,
press *3 so the moderator can identify and open your line. Once you have made your comment, please press *3 to
end your comment.
The comment period is open through April 9, 2021. Comments can be submitted via email to
ncminingpro2ramAncdenr.2ov with the subject line "Scott Farm Road Mine", or by leaving a voicemail at
[phone], or by mail to:
Adam Parr, Assistant State Mining Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
Phone: [phone]
DEQ will consider all public comments and other available information about the permit application before deciding
whether to issue the final permit, deny the permit or issue it with amended conditions.
The application, public notice, and proposed mine maps can be found here.
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