060-27 Wyo. Code R. §§ 27-5 - Office Review of Prescribed Burn Application
(a) Within
twenty (20) days of its receipt of the Prescribed Burn Application, the Office
shall, in writing, approve, deny, or request more information from the
Responsible Party. The Office's approval of the Prescribed Burn Application
shall be evidenced by its execution and delivery of the Prescribed Burn Consent
Agreement to the Responsible Party. In the event the Office requests additional
information, it shall approve or deny, in writing, the Prescribed Burn
Application within fifteen (15) days of its receipt of any such additional
information. A Prescribed Burn Application shall not be considered approved,
and the Responsible Party may not include State Lands in a Prescribed Burn,
unless and until the Responsible Party has received the Prescribed Burn Consent
Agreement executed by the Office.
(b) The Office may condition its approval of
the Prescribed Burn upon the implementation of a range management plan,
including the imposition of a grazing deferral, or any other condition that the
Office deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Office shall
provide to the Responsible Party and every surface lessee of State Lands
identified in the Prescribed Burn Application, in writing, a copy of any
conditions imposed by the Office pursuant to this paragraph. The Office may
adjust the carrying capacity of the lease impacted by a condition imposed
hereunder.
(c) In reaching its
determination of whether to approve or deny a Prescribed Burn Application, the
Office may consider some or all of the following items:
(i) Whether the Prescribed Burn will
interfere with an existing, planned, or proposed use of the applicable State
Lands;
(ii) Whether the Prescribed
Burn will interfere with any mineral development on the applicable State
Lands;
(iii) Whether the Prescribed
Burn will adversely impact the fair market value of the applicable State
Lands;
(iv) Whether the Prescribed
Burn will adversely impact the Office's management of the State Land's forest
resources;
(v) Whether drought
conditions exist that may increase the risk of a Prescribed Burn becoming
uncontrolled;
(vi) Whether the
Prescribed Burn will adversely impact the health and safety of area residents;
and
(vii) Any other information or
considerations the Office deems necessary or appropriate.
Notes
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