STATE OF MISSISSIPPI   TATE REEVES Governor   MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY   CHRIS WELLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR   December 5, 2025   NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   Notice is hereby given that the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, at 9:00 a.m. on January 13, 2026 in the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 515 Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201.   Consideration will be given to the following surface mining bond release application(s):   CHARIS UNLIMITED, INC, A2041, Permit No. P20-001, Rankin County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 10 acres of surface mined land located in Section 36, Township 6N, Range 2E, Rankin County, Mississippi.   Joe McGee Construction Co., Inc., A1843, Permit P13-003, DeSoto County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 23.5 acres of surface mined land located in Section 36, Township 2S, Range 6W, DeSoto County, Mississippi.   Joe McGee Construction Co., Inc., A2034, Permit P19-012, Tate County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 20% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 11 acres of surface mined land located in Section 36, Township 5S, Range l0W, Tate County, Mississippi.   All comments must be received by the Office of Geology no later than January 5, 2026, in order to forward a copy of the comments to the operator and to incorporate the comments into the hearing records as required by law.   For further information, write the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, P. O. Box 2279, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, or call (601) 961-5527.   /s/ James Matheny James Matheny Division Director Mining and Reclamation Division 12/08, 12/15, 12/22/2025 11896785