Notice of Permit Amendment Application - Black Hills Lignite LLC, PT0585, TFN 7 4/198

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality sent this bulletin at 02/12/2025 08:00 AM MST
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Public Notice: Permit Amendment Application - Black Hills Lignite LLC, PT0585, TFN 7 4/198

The Black Hills Lignite, LLC of Denver, Colorado has applied for an Amendment from the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality for the State of Wyoming.  The Amendment area for the mining of leonardite will be located in: Sections 14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, located in Township 37N, Range 75W in Converse County. The proposed mine area is approximately 22 miles north of Glenrock, Wyoming west of 55 Ranch Road (Converse County Route 23).  The proposed operation is scheduled to begin April 2025 and is estimated to continue until 2052.

Information regarding this application may be reviewed in the Office of the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality in Cheyenne and the Converse County Clerk's Office, Douglas, Wyoming.  Written objections to the proposed mining operation must be received by the Administrator of the Land Quality Division, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 W. 17th Street, Suite 10, Cheyenne, WY  82002 before the close of business April 4, 2025. Objections may also be submitted by the same deadline via the Land Quality Division’s electronic comment portal at https://lq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/.  The Director shall issue a final written decision on the application within thirty days after the deadline to file objections. The applicant or objector may appeal the Director’s written decision to the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). If a hearing is held, the EQC shall issue findings of fact and a decision within sixty days after the final hearing. The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S. §16-3-101 through §16-3-115), and the right of judicial review shall be afforded as provided in that Act.  All parties as given in W.S. §35-11-406(j) will be mailed a copy of this notice. The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be mailed a copy of the application mine plan map as required in W.S. §35-11-406(j).

Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of the public comment period for such requests.