Amendment of existing permit to add 334.5 acres for overstrip of topsoil and overburden and stockpile material for reclamation and other mining activities at Black Thunder Mine. And USFS administrative actions or orders to manage public land use.
Location
Thunder Basin NG, southwest of Wright, WY
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/13/2017
2
Comment Period
09/13/2017
3
Objection Period Start
09/14/2018
4
Decision
11/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Forest Service Energy Implementation Plan |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| SUA Amendment for Use and Occupancy of NFS Lands at Black Thunder Mine | Decision Signed Date: 11/09/2018 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 1 and 2 T42N R71W, 6th P.M. |