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 Part 950 - Wyoming

  § 950.15 - Approval of Wyoming regulatory program amendments.  

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  • § 950.15 Approval of Wyoming regulatory program amendments.

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    Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 3569, Jan. 19, 2024.

    The following is a list of the dates amendments were submitted to OSM, the dates when the Director's decision approving all, or portions of these amendments, were published in the Federal Register and the State citations or a brief description of each amendment. The amendments in this table are listed in order of the date of final publication in the Federal Register.

    Original amendment submission date Date of final publication Citation/description
    March 26, 1981, April 8, 1981February 18, 1982LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2(14) defining “complete application;” Ch II, §§ 1.c., 2.a.(1)(f)(ii), 3.a(6)(b)(iii), (d)(ii); Ch IV, §§ 2.c.(2)(a), 2.d.(6), 3.p.(1)(a); sworn applicant statement regarding reclamation fees payment.
    May 26, 1982September 27, 1982LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2(99).
    March 3, 8 and 21, 1983November 9, 1983W.S. 35–11–103(e) (xxii), (xxiii) defining “complete application,” “deficiency” in permit applications, “interim mine stabilization;” W.S. 35–11–401(n), 406(h); LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2; Ch XIII, § 2; Ch XVI, §§ 1 through 6.
    June 25, 1984February 28, 1985LQD Rules, Ch IV, §§ 1, 2; Ch XII, §§ 1 through 7; Ch XVII, §§ 1 through 3.
    September 21, 1984December 3, 1985LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2; Ch XIII.
    October 12, 1984December 13, 1985LQD Rules, Ch VI, § 6.
    June 19, 1985January 2, 1986LQD Rules, Ch X, and accompanying Appendix A.
    June 10, 1985March 31, 1986LQD Rules, Ch II, § 3; Ch III, § 2; Ch V, §§ 1, 6, 7; Ch VI, §§ 2 through 5; Ch VII, §§ 1 through 4; Ch XI, §§ 1 through 4, 6; Ch XVI, §§ 1 through 5; Ch XVIII, §§ 1 through 5.
    May 1, 1986November 24, 1986LQD Rules, Chs I, II, III, IV, IX, XII, XIV, XXIII; Appendix A, “Vegetation Sampling Methods and Reclamation Success Standards for Surface Coal Mining Operations”.
    December 13, 1985May 6, 1987LQD Rules, Ch XII, “Self-Bonding Program”.
    March 31, 1989July 25, 1990LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2; Ch II, §§ 2, 3; Ch IV, §§ 2, 3; Ch V, §§ 2, 6, 7; Ch VI, §§ 3, 4; Ch VII, §§ 1, 4; Ch IX, §§ 1, 2, 3; Ch XI, §§ 1, 3; Ch XII, §§ 1 through 4, 6; Ch XIII, § 1; Ch XIV, §§ 1, 2; Ch XVI, §§ 1, 3, 4; Ch XVII, §§ 1, 2; Ch XVIII, §§ 1, 3.
    May 1, 1986January 29, 1991LQD Rules, Ch IV, §§ 3(h)(iii)(A), (B); Ch VI, § 3(c)(ii)(C)(I).
    March 21, 1991July 8, 1992W.S. Article 1, subsection 35–11–103(e) (xxvi), (xxvii); Article 4, subsection 35–11–402(b).
    June 24, 1991October 29, 1992W.S. 35–11–103(d)(ii)(D); LQD Rules, Ch I, §§ 2(br), (ba), 3(b)(i); Ch II, §§ 3(a)(vi)(E), (M), (b)(xvi)(D), (xx), (v)(C); Ch IV, §§ 3(d)(vii), (e)(i)(H); Ch XI, § 2(b)(iv); Ch XII, § 1(a); Ch XIII, § 1(a)(v)(A); Ch XXI, § 3(b)(vii), (x).
    March 19, 1993August 23, 1993W.S. 35–11–406(h), (j).
    July 8, 1992October 7, 1993LQD Rules, Ch II, § 3(b)(iv)(B); Ch IV, § 3(o)(iv); Appendix B, “Wildlife Monitoring Requirements for Surface Coal Mining Operations”.
    July 24, 1992November 2, 1993LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2(e); Ch II, § 3(a)(i)(D); Ch XIV, §§ 2(b)(i), 6(a).
    August 18, 1982, March 9, 1993January 24, 1994W.S. 35–11–437(f); LQD Rules, Ch I, § 2(cv) defining “toxic materials;” Ch II, § 7; Ch V pertaining to the award of costs and expenses in administrative proceedings; Ch VI pertaining to informal review by the Director.
    December 15, 1992, August 6, 1993March 30, 1994LQD Rules, Chs I through XX, Appendices A, B.
    May 1, 1986June 30, 1994LQD Rules, Ch IV, § 2(b)(i).
    April 13, 1994October 21, 1994W.S. 35–11–437(f), (g).
    November 8, 1994March 17, 1995Appendix B, §§ C, E.
    June 2, 1995September 14, 1995W.S. 35–11–406(j).
    April 21, 1995February 21, 1996W.S. 35–11–1206(a), (b), –1209(a), (b).
    November 29, 1995August 6, 1996W.S. 35–11–103(e)(xxviii), (xxix), (xxx); 35–11–402(b), (c); Ch I, § 2(ac), (ax), (bc)(iii), (viii), (xi), (v), (w); Ch. II, § 2(a)(vi)(G)(II), (b)(iv)(C); Ch IV, § 2(d)(x)(E)(I), (II), (III), appendix A; Ch X, § 4(e); Ch XI, § 5(a); Ch. XIII, § 1(a).
    April 18, 1996August 27, 1996W.S. 35–11–426(a), (b); 35–11–431(a)(vi).
    July 13, 1998October 1, 1999Chapter 1, Section 2(ac); Chapter 1, Section 2(v); Chapter 2, Section 1(e); Chapter 2, Section 2(a)(vi)(G)(II); Chapter 2, Section 2(a)(vi)(H); Chapter 2, Section 2(a)(vi)(J); Chapter 2, Section 2(a)(vi)(J)(II); Chapter 2, Section 2(b)(iv)(C); Chapter 2, Section 2(b)(vi)(C); Chapter 4, Section 2(c)(ix); Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x)(E)(I); Chapter 4, Section e(d)(x)(E)(III); Chapter 8, Sections 3–4–5; Chapter 12, Section 1(a)(iv)(B); Chapter 12, Section 1(a)(v)(C); Chapter 12, Section 1(b)(ii); Chapter 16, Sections 3 (c) and (f); Appendix A, Appendix IV; Appendix A, Options I-IV; Appendix A, Section II.C.2.c; Appendix A, Section II.C.3; Appendix A, Section VIII.E.
    July 20, 2001November 6, 2002Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(L)(III); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(L)(iv); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(M)(III); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(M)(III)(4); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(O); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(b)(xi)(D)(I)(1); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(b)(xi)(D)(I)(2); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(b)(xi)(D)(I)(3); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(b)(xi)(D)(II)(1 and 2); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(b)(xii); Ch. 3, Sec. 2(c)(viii)(D)–(G); Ch. 4, Sec. 2(c)(xii)(D)(iv); Ch. 4, Sec. 2(i)(i); Ch. 4, Sec. 2(w); Appendix A, Appendix IV; 30 CFR 950.12(a)(4); 30 CFR 950.16(ii)(2); 30 CFR 950.16(jj).
    April 30, 2002May 8, 2003Chapter 1, Section 2(by). Chapter 4, Section 2(b)(iv). Chapter 11, Sections 1(a), 2(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4(a). Chapter 12, Section 1(b), Section 2(d)(iii). Chapter 13, Section 1(a), (b), (c), (d)(iv)(D). Chapter 15, Section 7.
    November 28, 2002November 5, 2003Chap. 1, Section 2, 2(a), 2(b) Chap. 1, Section 2(ah) Chap. 1, Section 2(bu) Chap. 1, Section 2(bz) Chap. 2, Section 2(a) and (b) Chap. 2, Section 2(a)(v), 2(a)(v)(I)(1), 2(b)(iii) and 2(b)(xxi) Chap. 2, Section 2(b)(i)(D)(V) Chap. 2, Section 2(b)(iv)(G) Chap. 2, Section 2(b)(xix) Chap. 4, Section 2(c)(i)(A) Chap. 4, Section 2(c)(xi)(F) Chap. 4, Section 2(c)(xi)(G) Chap. 4, Section 2(j) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(i)(A) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(ii) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(B) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(I) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(II) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(III) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(v) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(D) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iv) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(v) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(vi) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(vii) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(viii) Chap. 4, Section 2(m) Chap. 4, Section 2(n)(ii)(B)(2) Chap. 4, Section 2(x) Chap. 5, Section 7(a)(ii) Chap. 12, Section 1(a)(v) Chap. 18, Section 3(c)(xvii), Section 3(d)(vi)(A), Section 3(d)(x) Appendix A, Appendix IV
    May 21, 2004April 4, 2005Coal Rules: Chapter 1, sections 2(l) and (ce); chapter 4, sections 2(b)(iv)(A), (b)(ix), (b)(ix)(A), (B), and (C); Chapter 10, sections 1, 1(b)(iii), 2(b), (b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), and (xii), 3(b), 4(e), 8, 8(a), 8(b), (b)(i), (ii), (ii)(A), (ii)(B), (ii)(C), (iii), and (iv).
    October 24, 2005August 28, 2006Chapter 4, Section 2(b)(iv) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(ix) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x), Appendix A, Subsection III.A; VII.E; VIII.A & VIII.F Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x)(E)(I)&(II) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x)(E)(III) & (F) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x)(J) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(xiv) Chapter 15, Section 1(a) Chapter 15, Section 1(b)
    March 7, 2006October 14, 2009Chapter 11, Section 2(a)(vii)(A).
    October 15, 2009June 14, 2011Chap. 1, Section 2(f); Chap. 1, Section 2(j); Chap. 1, Section 2(k); Chap. 1, Section 2(l); Chap. 1, Section 2(m); Chap. 1, Section 2(n); Chap. 1, Section 2(p); Chap. 1, Section 2(r); Chap. 1, Section 2(s); Chap. 1, Section 2(z); Chap. 1, Section 2(aa); Chap. 1, Section 2(ab); Chap. 1, Section 2(ae); Chap. 1, Section 2(ak); Chap. 1, Section 2(am); Chap. 1, Section 2(ao); Chap. 1, Section 2(ap); Chap. 1, Section 2(as); Chap. 1, Section 2(az); Chap. 1, Section 2(bd); Chap. 1, Section 2(be); Chap. 1, Section 2(bf); Chap. 1, Section 2(bg); Chap. 1, Section 2(bm); Chap. 1, Section 2(bs); Chap. 1, Section 2(bu); Chap. 1, Section 2(bv); Chap. 1, Section 2(by)(ii); Chap. 1, Section 2(bz); Chap. 1, Section 2(ca); Chap. 1, Section 2(cb); Chap. 1, Section 2(cc); Chap. 1, Section 2(cg); Chap. 1, Section 2(cj); Chap. 1, Section 2(cl); Chap. 1, Section 2(cm); Chap. 1, Section 2(co); Chap. 1, Section 2(cs); Chap. 1, Section 2(cu); Chap. 1, Section 2(cx); Chap. 1, Section 2(da); Chap. 1, Section 2(df); Chap. 1, Section 2(dg); Chap. 1, Section 2(dh); Chap. 1, Section 2(di); Chap. 1, Section 2(dl); Chap. 1, Section 2(dm); Chap. 1, Section 2(dp); Chap. 1, Section 2(ds); Chap. 1, Section 2(dt); Chap. 1, Section 2(dv); Chap. 1, Section 2(dw); Chap. 1, Section 2(dx); Chap. 1, Section 2(dy); Chap. 1, Section 2(dz); Chap. 1, Section 2(ef); Chap. 1, Section 2(eg); Chap. 1, Section 2(el); Chap. 1, Section 2(eo); Chap. 1, Section 2(es); Chap. 1, Section 2(eu); Chap. 1, Section 2(ex); Chap. 1, Section 2(ey); Chap. 1, Section 2(ez); Chap. 1, Section 2(fe); Chap. 1, Section 2(ff); Chap. 1, Section 2(fm); Chap. 1, Section 2(fn); Chap. 2, Section 2(b)(iv)(C); Chap. 2, Section 2(c)(xii)(D)(II); Chap. 2, Section 3(a)-(m); Chap. 2, Section 6(b)(iii)(D); Chap. 2, Section 6(b)(iii)(E)(VIII); Chap. 2, Section 6(b)(iii)(G); Chap. 4, Section 2(c)(xii)(D)(II) Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(G); Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(I); Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(M)(I) and (III)–(XI); Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(N); Chap. 4, Section 2(g)(iv)(L) Chap. 4, Section 2(g)(iv)(M); Chap. 4, Section 2(g)(v)(A); Chap. 4, Section 2(g)(v)(B); Chap. 5, Section 2(b) (iii); also all minor, editorial, and codification changes and all reorganized or relocated rules.
    April 28, 2011February 14,2013Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(i); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(ii)(A) and (B)(I)–(III); Subsections (A)–(D) of Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(iii); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(iv)(A) and (B); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(v)(A)(II); Chap. 2, Sec. 5(a)(xx) and (xxi); Chap. 4, Sec. 2(c)(xiii)(C) and (D); Chap. 7, Sec. 1(a)(i)(A) and (B); Chap. 7, Sec. 2(b)(ix); Chap. 10, Sec. 2(a); Chap. 10, Section 2(b)(xiii); Chap. 10, Sec. 3(c)(iv); Subsections (1.)–(9.) of Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A)(I); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(v)(B); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vi); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A)(II) (1.)–(3.) and (III); Subsections (1.)–(3.) of Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A)(IV); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(B)(II) and (III); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(I)(1.) and (2.); Subsections e.–h. of Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(I)(3.); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(II)(1.); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(D)(II); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(D)(IV) and (V)(1.) and (2.); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(G)(I)(1.), (2.), and (3.), (II), and (III)(1.); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(a)(i) and (ii)(A) and (B); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(b)(ii); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(c)(i)(B)–(C); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(c)(ii); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(d)(i), (ii)(A) and (B), and (iii); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(e)(i)–(iii); also all minor, editorial, and codification changes.
    January 4, 2013March 31, 2014Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl) (ii) (B)(IV); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(iii); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(v)(D); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A)(I); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A)(IV); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(B)(I); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(B)(IV); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(I)(3.)(a)–(d); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(II)(2.); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(III); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(D)(I); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(D)(III)(1.) and (2.); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(E); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(G)(III)(2.); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(a)(iii); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(b)(i).
    January 8, 2013December 7, 2017Chapter 1 (Title); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(i); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(u)(ii); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(aw); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(az); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(br); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(bz); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(ca); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(cg); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(co); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(cr); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(cv); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(dd); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(df); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(ds); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(ez); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fi); Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fs); Chap. 1, Sec. 3(b)(i) and (c); Chap. 2, Sec. 1(a); Chap. 2, Sec. 1(c); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(i)(C)–(E); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(i)(F); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(i)(G); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(ii)(A)(II) and (III); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(ii)(B); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(iv); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(v)(A) (I)(2.) and (III); Chap. 2, Sec. 4(a)(xvii); Chap. 2, Sec. 5(a)(viii)(A); Chapter 4 (Title); Chap. 4, Sec. 2(c)(v)(A); Chap. 4, Sec. 2(l)(ii)(F); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(viii); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a) (viii)(A) and (C); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(ix)(A)–(F); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(x)(A)–(C); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(x)(D) (II)–(IV); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xi); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xii); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xiii) (A)–(C); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xiv)(A, B, D, and (E); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xiv)(G) (I)–(IX); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(b); Chap. 16, Sec. 2(h); Chap. 16, Sec. 2(j); also all minor punctuation, grammatical, and codification changes.
    September 30, 2014December 4, 2019Chap. 1, Sec. 2(aa)(i)–(iii), definition of control or controller; Chap. 1, Sec. 2(co), notice of violations; Chap. 2 (Title); Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(i)(B), related to adjudication requirements; Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(ii)(A)(I), related to adjudication requirements; Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(ii)(A)(II), related to adjudication requirements; Chap. 2, Sec. 2(a)(ii)(B), related to adjudication requirements; Chap. 6 (Title); Chap. 6, Sec. 4(b)(i)(A), related to blasting standards; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(B)(IV), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(E), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(F), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(x), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(x)(D)(I), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xiv)(C) related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xiv)(D)(II), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(xiv)(F), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 12, Sec. 1(b)(ii), related to permitting procedures; Chap. 16, Sec. 2(h), related to enforcement; Chap. 16, Sec. 4(c)(i), related to individual civil penalties; Chap. 16, Sec. 4(c)(i)(A), related to individual civil penalties; and also all minor grammatical changes.
    June 14, 2021January 19, 2024LQD Rules, Ch XIV, §§ 1 through 7.

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