June 14, 2026   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 July 14, 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) :   Birdsong Construction Company, Inc., A2073, Permit No. P21—013, Madison County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 90% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 55 acres of surface mined land located in Section 4,Township 8N, Range 1E, Madison County, Mississippi.   Eutaw Construction Company, Inc., A2061, Permit No. P21-004, Itawamba County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 59 acres of surface mined land located in Section 2, Township 09S, Range 09E, Itawamba County, Mississippi.   Eutaw Construction Company, Inc., A2062, Permit No. P21—005, Itawamba County, Mississippi   The applicant seeks the release of 10% of the performance bond posted to cover the reclamation of 49 acres of surface mined land located in Section 30, Township 08S, Range 10E, Itawamba County, Mississippi.   All comments must be received by the Office of Geology no later than July 14, 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.   Sincerely,  /s/ James Matheny James Matheny Division Director Mining and Reclamation Division 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 2026  # 12423946