(a) Requirement for and timing of review.
  (1) The Commission shall review each permit issued
and outstanding under an approved regulatory program during the term
of the permit. This review shall occur not later than the middle of
the permit term and as required by §12.200 of this title (relating
to Experimental Practices Mining).
  (2) For permits of longer than five-year terms, a review
of the permit shall be no less frequent than the permit midterm or
every five years, whichever is more frequent.
  (3) No less frequently than every 2 1/2 years, the
Commission shall conduct a review of any permit which, in accordance
with §12.100(a) of this title (relating to Responsibilities),
is not required to be renewed but which nonetheless authorizes the
permittee to perform reclamation activities within the permit area.