The determination by the lead agency or the Board that a surface mine operator is financially incapable of reclaiming according to an approved reclamation plan, or that an operator has abandoned a mine site without completing reclamation, shall be made during a public hearing. The hearing may be conducted as part of a regularly scheduled business meeting of the lead agency, or may be held during a special meeting. Where the Board is the lead agency, the Board may delegate the hearing to a committee composed of not less than 2 Board members selected by the Board's Chair or the Chair's designee. The determination of the Board committee shall be reported to the full Board for its action at its next meeting. In cases where the Board committee conducts the hearing, and the financial assurance mechanism may lapse or expire before the full Board receives the committee's determination, the committee may take any immediate action necessary to secure full seizure of the financial assurance mechanism(s).