(a) A mine permit or Research and Development Testing License may be revised in accordance with this Chapter and upon approval by the Administrator, if the operator submits a request to the Division.
(b) Significant revisions are those which constitute a change described in Section 2 of this Chapter, except significant revisions to an in situ mine permit or Research and Development Testing License are those which constitute a change described in Chapter 11, Section 19(b). Any permit may be revised by identifying alterations to the mining or reclamation plan in the annual report or addendum thereto, or by obtaining prior approval from the Department, at the noncoal operator's discretion.
(c) Non-significant revisions shall be submitted in a format approved by the Administrator. Non-significant revisions to an in situ mine permit or Research and Development Testing License are those which constitute a change described in Chapter 11, Section 19(c). If promptly filed by the operator, and unless notified by the Administrator to delay, the operator may initiate the proposed change. 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 or Research and Development Testing License are affected by the revision; and
- (iii) Additional information necessary to support or justify the change.
(d) Incidental changes which are not categorized under (b) or (c) of this Section shall be noted in the annual report.
(e) 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 or Research and Development Testing License application:
- (A) The precise location of the permit or Research and Development Testing License area by legal subdivision, 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 or Research and Development Testing License; 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 or Research and Development Testing License area.
- (iv) A detailed description of the proposed revised mining, reclamation, or Research and Development Testing operation which shall also include:
- (A) A USGS topographic map or equivalent of the permit or Research and Development Testing License area distinctly outlining and identifying the land to be affected by the revised mining or reclamation operation;
- (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) (2003) or, for in situ mining operations, the information required in W.S. § 35-11-428(2003); 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 of the land 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.
- (v) Such other information as the Administrator deems necessary or as good faith compliance with the provisions of the Act require.