020-13 Wyo. Code R. § 13-1

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 13-1 - Submittal of Revisions

(a) A permit may be revised, upon approval by the Ad ministrator, if the operator submits an application to the Division in accordance with Section 1(d) of this Chapter. Significant revisions are those which constitute a change described in Section 2 of this Chapter.

(b) Non-significant revisions shall be submitted in a format approved by the Administrator. All non-significant revisions shall include:

  • (i) A brief description of the change and why the change is being sought;
  • (ii) An outline or index indicating what pages, maps, tables, or other parts of the approved permit are affected by the revision; and
  • (iii) Additional information necessary to support or justify the change.

(c) RESERVED

(d) Each application shall contain:

  • (i) The name and address of the operator;
  • (ii) The permit number and date approved;
  • (iii) The following information, if different from that submitted in the original permit application:
    • (A) The precise location of the permit area by legal subdivisio n, Section, township, range, county, and municipal corporation, if any;
    • (B) The names and last known addresses of the owners of record of the surface and mineral rights of the land covered by the permit; and
    • (C) The names and last known addresses of the owners of record of the surface rights of the lands immediately adjacent to the permit area.
  • (iv) A detailed description of the proposed revised mining or reclamation operation which shall also include:
    • (A) A USGS topographic map or equivalent of the permit area showing the land to be affected by the revised mining or reclamation operation, in detail, distinctly outlined and identified;
    • (B) For any proposed newly affected lands, if not submitted and approved in the original application for the permit:
      • (I) The information required in W.S. § 35-11-406(a)(vii) and (ix) or, for in situ mining operations, the information required in W.S. § 35-11-428; and
      • (II) The extent to which the revised mining or reclamation operation will disturb, change or deface the lands proposed to be affected, the proposed future use or uses and the plan whereby the operator will reclaim the affected lands to the proposed future use or uses.
    • (C) Any significant changes in the estimate of the total cost of reclaiming the affected and proposed affected lands, computed in accordance with established engineering principles.
    • (D) For surface coal mining operations, the Administrator shall require a revised or updated probable hydrologic consequences assessment if significant changes in the results of the assessment are expected to occur as a result of a revised operation or new data. The information shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Administrator to determine whether a new or updated assessment of probable cumulative hydrologic impacts is required. If a new or updated assessment is required, the Administrator shall reassess the probable cumulative hydrologic impacts in accordance with Chapter 19, Section 2 of these regulations.
  • (v) Such other information as the Administrator deems necessary or as good faith compliance with the provisions of the Act require.

020-13 Wyo. Code R. § 13-1