020-24 Wyo. Code R. §§ 24-4 - Processing Permits
(a) The following
permit processing procedures are applicable to all Class VI permits:
(i) The applicant shall submit the permit
application to the Division in a format required by the
Administrator.
(ii) Within sixty
(60) days of submission of an application, the Administrator shall make an
initial determination of completeness. An application shall be determined
complete when the Administrator receives an application and any supplemental
information necessary to determine compliance with this Chapter. The
completeness of any application for a permit shall be judged independently of
the status of any other permit application or permit for the same facility or
activity.
(iii) Re-submittal of
information by an applicant for an incomplete application will restart the
process described in this Section.
(iv) At the end of any 60-day review period
where an application is determined complete, the Administrator shall:
(A) Prepare a draft permit for issuance or
denial;
(B) Prepare a fact sheet on
the proposed operation;
(C) Provide
public notice pursuant to Section 27 of this Chapter; and
(D) Notify in writing, the contacts, for any
states or Tribes provided pursuant to Section
10(b) (xxxvi) of this
Chapter.
(b)
If the Director intends to modify, terminate, revoke, or reissue a permit, the
Administrator shall prepare a draft permit incorporating the proposed changes
and provide public notice pursuant to Section 27 of this Chapter.
(c) If the Director tentatively decides to
deny the permit application, he or she shall issue a notice of intent to deny.
A notice of intent to deny the permit application is a type of draft permit
that follows the same procedure as any draft permit prepared under this
section. If the Director's final decision is that the tentative decision to
deny the permit application was incorrect, he or she shall withdraw the notice
of intent and proceed to prepare a draft permit under this section.
(d) Prior to issuing a permit for a Class VI
well, the Director shall consider:
(i) The
final area of review based on modeling, using data obtained during logging and
testing of the well and the formation as required by subparagraphs (b)(xviii),
(b)(xix), (b)(xxvii), and (b)(xxviii) of Section
10 of this Chapter;
(ii) Any relevant updates, based on data
obtained during logging and testing of the well and the formation as required
by subparagraphs (b)(xviii), (b)(xix), (b)(xxvii), and (b)(xxviii) of Section
10 of this Chapter, to the information on
the geologic structure and hydrogeologic properties of the proposed storage
site and overlying formations, submitted to satisfy the requirements of
subparagraph (b)(xi) of Section
10 of this Chapter;
(iii) The results of the formation testing
program required by subparagraph (b)(xix) of Section
10 of this Chapter;
(iv) Final injection well construction
procedures that meet the requirements of Section
14 of this Chapter;
(v) Any updates to the proposed area of
review and corrective action plan, testing and monitoring plan, injection
well-plugging plan, post-injection site care and site closure plan, or the
emergency and remedial response plan submitted under Section
10(b) of this chapter
that are necessary to address new information collected during logging and
testing of the well and the formation as required by Section
10 of this Chapter.
(e) Permits may be modified, revoked and
reissued, or terminated either in response to a petition from any interested
person (including the permittee) or upon the Administrator's initiative.
(i) All petitions to modify, revoke and
reissue, or terminate a permit shall be in writing and shall contain facts or
reasons supporting the request.
(ii) If the Administrator decides a petition
to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit is not justified, the
Administrator shall send the petitioner a brief written response giving the
reason for the decision. A petition for modification, revocation and
reissuance, or termination shall be considered denied if the Administrator
takes no action within sixty (60) days after receiving the written
request.
(iii) Denials of petitions
for modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination are not subject to
public notice and comment.
(f) The Administrator shall review each
permit at least once every five (5) years to determine whether it should be
modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated.
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