R 299.2512 Appeals to the director of the department.

Rule 2512. (1) An owner or permittee may file an appeal to the director of the department as provided by section 62504 of the act. The appeal shall be in writing and filed with the director of the department. The appeal shall set forth the basis for the filing of an appeal. (2) An appeal from an order of the supervisor of mineral wells that is issued after a hearing shall be an appeal on the record. The appealing party shall order and file a transcript of the evidentiary hearing before the supervisor of mineral wells. The supervisor of mineral wells shall prepare and file the record of the proceeding of the appeal. (3) Upon receipt of an appeal from an order of the supervisor of mineral wells, the director of the department shall set a schedule for the filing of briefs on appeal. Oral argument, if requested by the appealing party, and granted by the director, shall be held after the filing of briefs. A prehearing conference may be scheduled to establish a schedule for the appeal. (4) The permittee or owner appealing an order, action, or inaction of the supervisor of mineral wells shall file a petition of appeal to the director of the department. The petition and notice requirements are the same requirements for petitions for a hearing before the supervisor of mineral wells under R 299.2501 to R 299.2504. (5) An appeal to the director of the department shall be filed within 30 days of the order, action, inaction, or procedure.