(1) (a) During the term of the permit, the permittee may submit an application for revision of the permit, together with any necessary revisions to the reclamation plan, to the office.

(b) An application for revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the office finds that the reclamation required by this article can be accomplished under any necessary revisions to the reclamation plan. The revisions shall be approved or disapproved within the time periods provided for by sections 34-33-118 and 34-33-119. The board shall, by regulation, establish guidelines for a determination of the scale or extent of a revision request for which all permit application information requirements and procedures, including notice and hearings, shall apply; except that any revisions which propose significant alterations in the reclamation plan shall be subject to notice and hearing requirements.

(c) Any applications for extension of the area covered by the permit, except incidental boundary revisions, must be made by application for a permit revision or another permit.

(2) No transfer, assignment, or sale of rights granted under any permit issued pursuant to this article shall be made without the written approval of the division.

(3) The office shall, within a time limit prescribed in regulations promulgated by the board, review outstanding permits and may, for good cause shown, require reasonable revisions or modifications of the permit provisions during the term of each such permit; except that such revisions or modifications shall be based upon written findings and shall be subject to the notice and hearing requirement established by this article.