(1) The department shall file a copy of each permit application for public inspection with the chancery clerk of the county where any portion of the operation is proposed to occur after deleting the confidential information according to Section 53-7-75.

(2) The department shall submit copies, excluding all confidential information, of the permit application as soon as possible to: (a) the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Mississippi Department of Transportation, Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board and Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce; (b) any other state agency whose jurisdiction the department believes the particular mining operation may affect; and (c) any person who requests in writing a copy of the application; and (d) the owner of the land. The department shall require payment of a reasonable fee established by the commission for reimbursement of the costs of reproducing and providing the copy.

(3) Each agency shall review the permit application and submit, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the application, any comments, recommendations and evaluations as the agency deems necessary and proper based only upon the effect of the proposed operation on matters within the agency’s jurisdiction. The comments shall include a listing of permits or licenses required under the agency’s jurisdiction. Comments and recommendations shall be made a part of the record and one (1) copy shall be furnished to the applicant. All comments and recommendations shall be considered by, but shall not be binding upon, the Permit Board. The failure of any agency to submit comments shall not preclude action by the Permit Board.