OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Annual Evaluation Summary Report

For the

Wyoming DEQ

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program

Evaluation Year 2017

Produced by the Denver Field Division Casper Area Office

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following is a summary of the Evaluation Year 2017 Oversight Report for the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program administered by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This report covers the period of July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has completed its evaluation of topics specified in the Performance Agreement between the Wyoming AML Program and OSMRE. Assessment of Wyoming DEQ performance for the 2017 evaluation year includes reviews of selected topics, including 1) Monitoring Wyoming’s Reclamation of Outstanding Coal Problems, 2) Overall Reclamation Success, 3) AML Grant Fiscal and Administrative Controls, 4) Public Outreach, 5) AML Emergency Investigations and Abatement Efforts, and 6) Reclamation for Wildlife Habitat. Site visits were jointly conducted by OSMRE and state personnel at various AML reclamation project sites in order to help assess overall reclamation success. It was agreed that all projects met their goals, abatement and reclamation measures were deemed intact and functional, and no problems compromising measures were apparent. The Wyoming AML program received $294,813,417.00 in grant funding during Evaluation Year 2017. This included a regular grant distribution of $52,913,417.00, as well as $241,900,000.00 in Prior Balance Funds which were returned to the State of Wyoming under the FAST Act. This grant funded 11.0 Full Time Employees, as well as intended to fund in whole or in part, 27 projects which were considered construction ready. A total of 27 Authorizations to Proceed were issued, 50 sites were worked on, and 46 projects were completed, during EY2017. During EY2017, the WYDEQ-AMLD reclaimed approximately 158 acres of unproductive abandoned mine lands, closed 57 mine openings, reduced 8,402 linear feet of dangerous highwalls, abated 7.4 acres of underground coal mine fires, mitigated approximately 34 acres of underground mine subsidence, and removed two hazardous, dilapidated buildings. Another four sites had vegetation repairs made to them, and an entire phase of construction work was completed at each of the two large uranium projects, McIntosh Pit and Day Loma. Based upon a query of current e-AMLIS data, since the program’s inception, a total of $616,478,384.00 in construction costs has been spent by the Wyoming AML program in reclaiming over 41,780.8 Government Performance Result Act (GPRA) acre-equivalents at 1,193 mine sites and other projects. While using the prepared queries as required under OSMRE Directive AML-22 (Evaluation of State/Tribe Abandoned Mine Land Programs) it was noted that the query results did not include some of the completion data reported into e-AMLIS by the Wyoming AML program. Further investigation found that several completion categories were excluded from the queries. To compensate, Tables 1A-4A have been added to Appendix A in an attempt to accurately represent the work that the Wyoming AML program has accomplished. These “A” tables are identical to the standard tables, except they include data queried from all program areas and both CH-1 and CH-2 funding sources.

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The Wyoming DEQ encourages public participation and outreach through public meetings, public service announcements, press contacts, project meetings, and by responding to public inquiries. In addition, Wyoming DEQ works closely with other government agencies to achieve successful reclamation which provides ample habitat for wildlife.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................. 4

A. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4

B. Program Administration .......................................................................................... 7

II. NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS....................................................................... 9

III. UTILIZATION OF OSMRE TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE ............................ 10

A. National Technical Training Program (NTTP).................................................... 10

B. Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPs) ...................................... 10

C. OSMRE Western Region Library .......................................................................... 10

IV. PARTICIPATION AND OUTREACH ........................................................................... 10

A. OSMRE .................................................................................................................... 10

B. Wyoming .................................................................................................................. 11

V. RESULTS OF EVALUATION YEAR 2017 REVIEWS ............................................... 11

A. Monitoring Wyoming’s Reclamation of Outstanding Coal Problems ............... 12

B. Overall Reclamation Success ................................................................................ 14

C. AML Grant Fiscal and Administrative Controls ............................................... 28

D. Public Outreach (Citizen Input/Concerns) ......................................................... 29

E. AML Emergency Investigations and Abatement Efforts ................................... 29

F. Reclamation for Wildlife Habitat ......................................................................... 30

APPENDIX 1: SUMMARY OF CORE DATA TO CHARACTERIZE THE AML PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................. 32

APPENDIX 2: COMMENTS FROM THE STATE OF WYOMING ON THE REPORT . 42

Cover photo: A historic gold mining structure with trommel inside, located outside of Atlantic City, Wyoming.

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I. GENERAL A. Introduction The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) created the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) in the Department of the Interior. SMCRA provides authority to the OSMRE to oversee the implementation of and provide federal funding for the state regulatory programs and abandoned mine land programs that have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the minimum standards specified by SMCRA. In addition to conducting oversight of approved state programs, the OSMRE provides technical assistance, staff training, financial grants and assistance, as well as management assistance to each state program. This report contains summary information regarding the Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program and the effectiveness of the program in meeting the applicable purposes of SMCRA as specified in Section 102. This report covers the 2017 Evaluation Year (EY) July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

On December 23, 1981, the Secretary of the Department of Interior approved Wyoming’s Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Plan under Title IV of SMCRA. As a result of this approval, the State of Wyoming through the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has exclusive responsibility and authority to operate the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Wyoming’s approved State Reclamation Plan (as amended in 1992) set forth authority, policies, and procedures under which Wyoming operates its program. Within the DEQ, the Abandoned Mine Land Division (AMLD) is responsible for implementing this plan. On March 5, 1984, OSMRE announced State certification in Federal Register notice 49 FR 8091 noting that Wyoming had completed reclamation of all high priority coal hazards, and requested public comment. In Federal Register notice 49 FR 22139 of May 25, 1984, OSMRE approved the certification. The OSMRE’s evaluation methods are based upon OSMRE Directive AML-22 (Evaluation of State and Tribal Abandoned Mine Land Programs) and a Performance Agreement (PA) between the Wyoming DEQ (WYDEQ) and the OSMRE. The PA established a commitment between the WYDEQ and the OSMRE identifying topics for review, methodologies for enhancement and evaluation of performance reviews, and assistance in the preparation of the final report. Assessment of the WYDEQ performance includes reviews of selected topics such as fiscal and administrative controls, progress in coal mine reclamation, overall reclamation success, public interaction and outreach, and integration with the OSMRE Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (AMLIS) database. Reclamation site visits were conducted jointly by WYDEQ project managers and OSMRE staff. Detailed background information and comprehensive reports for the program elements evaluated during the EY are available for review and copying at the OSMRE, Denver Field Division’s (DFD), Casper Area Office (CAO) which is located at:

150 East B St., Room 1018 Casper, WY 82602

To arrange an appointment time, contact Jeff Fleischman via telephone (307) 261-6550 or email

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jfleischman@osmre.gov. The reports are also available at the OSMRE Oversight Documents website at http://odocs.osmre.gov/. Adobe Acrobat Reader® is needed to view these documents. Acrobat Reader® is free and can be downloaded at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. Follow these steps to gain access to the document of interest: 1. Select Wyoming from the drop down box labeled “State”. Then select 2016 as the “Evaluation Year”, and click “Submit”. The search can be narrowed by choosing selections under the “Keyword” or “Category” headings. 2. The oversight documents and reports matching the selected state and evaluation year will appear at the bottom of the page. 3. Select “View” for the document that is of interest and the report will appear for viewing, saving, and/or printing.

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The following acronyms are used in this report: AML Abandoned Mine Lands AML-22 OSMRE Directive AML-22 AMLIS Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System AMLR Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation AMLD Abandoned Mine Land Division ATP Authorization to Proceed AVS Applicant Violator System BLM Bureau of Land Management CAO Casper Area Office of OSMRE DEQ Department of Environmental Quality DFD Denver Field Division of OSMRE e-AMLIS electronic Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System EY Evaluation Year FAM Federal Assistance Manual FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact GIS Geographic Information System GPRA Government Performance Results Act GPS Global Positioning System NOV Notice of Violation NTTP National Technical Training Program OSMRE Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement PA Performance Agreement PAD Problem Area Definition SMCRA Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 TIPS Technical Innovation and Professional Services TRD Trenching Remixing Deep USFS United States Forest Service UW University of Wyoming WYAML Wyoming Abandoned Mine Lands WYAMLD Wyoming Abandoned Mine Lands Division WYAMLP Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Program WYDOT Wyoming Department of Transportation WGFD Wyoming Game and Fish Department WYGS Wyoming Geological Survey WR OSMRE Western Region WYDEQ Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

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B. Program Administration The Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Program (WYAMLP) continues to operate under the guidelines of SMCRA, the approved State Reclamation Plan, and the Federal Assistance Manual (FAM), as well as associated rules, regulations, and policy decisions. The State administers a superior AML program in full compliance with its approved AMLR Plan. The CAO continues to enjoy an excellent working relationship with the staff of the WYAMLP. Their personnel are experienced, knowledgeable, and dedicated to the goals of the program. The WYAMLP also maintains a good relationship with other State and Federal agencies which must be contacted during the course of preparing projects for reclamation. The WYAMLP maintains a program staff of 11.00 full time employees (FTEs) distributed between three State offices. The primary administrative office is located in Cheyenne, with additional project managers and administrators located in Lander. One other additional field office in Rock Springs is maintained by a contract employee.

Figure 1: Number of Full Time Employees in the Wyoming AML Program.

The WYAMLP staff conducts initial site investigations, performs pre-construction environmental analyses, obtains consultations, reviews compliances, and oversees the administration of reclamation projects. In addition, the WYAMLP contracts the following services to enhance in-house expertise and capabilities:

• Reclamation engineering, design and construction inspection. • Monitoring and certification of reclaimed properties. • Cultural resource identification, evaluations and reporting. • Land surface and mineral owner access and reclamation consent. • Resource reviews and reports (threatened and endangered plants and animals, wetlands

delineation, paleontological resources, and migratory birds). • Regulatory reviews, compliances and permits. • Statewide inventory of all mine sites, both coal and non-coal.

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The WYAMLP project managers provide project conception, development, and management. Contracted engineering and design management firms assist with evaluation, design and construction. The following major types of problems are commonly addressed in reclamation projects:

• Closure of shaft, adit and topographic depressions. • Closure of large open pits. • Abatement of subsidence features. • Reduction and elimination of high-walls. • Abatement of underground coal mine fires.

The process of abandoned mine investigation and reclamation is a lengthy and arduous task, integrating WYAMLP staff and contracted consultants at key mileposts. The WYAMLP staff investigate and inventory abandoned mine sites, enter properties into e-AMLIS, and prioritize sites according to the criteria set forth in SMCRA. Abandoned mine sites are then selected for reclamation design around October 1st of each year. If needed, various consulting firms are asked to submit a Statement of Interest for further investigation of selected AML sites. The WYAMLP selection committee then selects the best qualified firms for each project based on reviews of submittals and interviews with potential contractors. Contractors are selected by concurrence among the DEQ director, the WYAML administrator, and the individual project manager. Finally, the WYAML staff negotiates the contract based on the firm’s written proposal. However, the WYAMLP does not conduct professional solicitations every year. When solicitation occurs, consultants are selected for specific projects based upon their expertise. The consultants’ contracts are for a defined number of years as stated specifically in the contracts. Furthermore, the WYAMLP has the discretion to extend the contracts depending on the status of their projects and the needs of the WYAMLP. Near the end of EY2016, the WYAMLP held a statewide construction services solicitation for the EY2017 construction year. OSMRE personnel attended this meeting to observe the process. Of the approximately 28 contractors present at the bid meeting, only 21 contractors submitted bid packages, for which only 19 were complete packages and able to continue on in the process. At the beginning of EY2017, the WYAMLP had 42 Statewide Construction Contractors available for work, with an anticipated 52 Construction Contractors, available to be issued task orders, midway through EY2017. As with the contractor selection, preparing a mine site for reclamation can be a lengthy process as well. Completion of site investigations, in addition to obtaining landowner consent and regulatory compliances, can take several months to a year. Furthermore, pre-construction bidding, mobilization, NEPA clearances, wildlife avoidance schedules, and construction activities can add another 12 to 18 months to the process. If it is necessary for WYAMLP staff to secure cooperative agreements for mine reclamation with other federal agencies (i.e. BLM or USFS), the development of these agreements and/or satisfaction of agency requirements for reclamation on their respective administrative lands may require additional time of up to several years, thereby resulting in a substantial project delay.

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Design and pre-construction work consists of: obtaining land and mineral owner consents, eligibility determinations, site surveying and mapping, and preparing a Report of Investigation. This report identifies site conditions, hazards, and reclamation alternatives. Following solicitation of public comment through publication of the proposed reclamation action, and public meeting if requested, the WYAML staff selects a reclamation alternative, after which the consulting engineer prepares the final reclamation design. The reclamation project is then advertised for bid and a site visit/bid tour is provided for all prospective contractors. Following the site visit/bid tour, interested contractors submit bids on the project based on designs provided by the WYAMLP. Prior to initiating any construction work on coal or non-coal reclamation projects, a WYAML staff member submits a documentation package to OSMRE with a request for an Authorization to Proceed (ATP). This package includes 1) a complete Environmental Assessment or Categorical Exclusion, 2) a project eligibility determination pursuant to 30 CFR 874.12 prepared by the Wyoming Attorney General, 3) a threatened and endangered plant and animal species survey, including results from consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 4) results from consultations with the State Historic Preservation Office, 5) location and project information such as site maps or photographs, and 6) AMLIS Problem Area Description (PAD) reports. If acceptable and complete, prior to reclamation or construction of each project, the CAO issues to the WYAMLP an ATP pursuant to section 4-160-50D.3 of the OSMRE Federal Assistance Manual. Although ATPs are not issued to certified States and Tribes for non-reclamation (legislative) projects, the WYAML staff submitted ATP requests for non-coal construction projects during EY2017, in order to obtain the limited liability coverage on such projects under the new rule published in Volume 80, Number 24 of the Federal Register on February 5, 2015. Once the project is put out to bid and a contractor is selected, the contractor is reviewed through the Applicant Violator System (AVS) in order to ensure that he or she is not in arrears on Federal contracts, or has foreclosed on a permitted mining operation anywhere in the country. Once verified in the AVS, the WYAMLP can issue the contractor a notice-to-proceed with construction.

II. NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS The WYDEQ continues to administer an efficient and successful AML program as set forth in Section 102 of SMCRA. Since the Program’s inception, a total of $616,478,384.00 in construction costs has been spent by the WYAMLP in reclaiming over 41,780.8 Government Performance Result Act (GPRA) acre-equivalents at 1,193 mine sites and other projects. The majority of this money was spent on grouting underground subsidence features, and extinguishing coal fires, as well as surface and underground mine reclamation. Details of past achievements are found in Table 1 and Table 1a. Significant hazards on both coal and non-coal sites remain to be mitigated and future funding will be required.

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III. UTILIZATION OF OSMRE TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE The OSMRE provides technical assistance and technology support to state AML programs at the individual state level on project specific efforts, and at the national level in the form of national meetings, forums, and national initiatives. The OSMRE provides direct technical assistance in project and problem investigation, design and analysis, permitting assistance, developing technical guidelines, training and support. The OSMRE initiated a regional Technology Transfer Team in 2004 to support and enhance the technical skills needed to operate regulatory and reclamation programs. Each state, including Wyoming, has a representative.

A. National Technical Training Program (NTTP) The WYDEQ AML staff did not attend any NTTP courses during EY2017.

B. Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPs) One member of the WYDEQ AML staff attended the TIPS training session, Introduction to GIS, during EY2017. C. OSMRE Western Region Library The OSMRE Western Region’s library services did not fill any requests from WYDEQ for references or article reprints in EY2017.

IV. PARTICIPATION AND OUTREACH The term “public” includes all stakeholders (i.e. citizenry at large, industry, other federal, state or local agencies, and environmental groups). Opportunities for public participation occur at various points in the Wyoming AML reclamation program. The public can also access the OSMRE annual reports and Performance Agreements (PA) via the internet at the OSMRE Oversight Documents website at http://odocs.osmre.gov/. The Introduction section of this report (page 4) details how to access information using this website. A. OSMRE The OSMRE (DFD) provides for transparency in the oversight process by conducting outreach to stakeholders and encouraging public participation throughout the OSMRE-CAO’s annual oversight activities. The OSMRE’s programmatic reviews of the Wyoming AML program indicate that the WYDEQ is adhering to the State’s policies and procedures regarding opportunities for public participation in all phases of the reclamation program. The public can find oversight guidance documents and Wyoming’s Performance Agreement relating to the OSMRE’s oversight of Wyoming’s AML program on the following OSMRE website: http://odocs.osmre.gov/.

Each evaluation year, the OSMRE-CAO solicits input from the public and interested parties to comment on the oversight process, as well as provide suggestions for potential oversight evaluation topics, and improvements upon the annual evaluation reports. Sharing of information with the public is highly encouraged by both the State and OSMRE. The public may include a variety of stakeholders, including, but not limited to; citizenry at large, other Federal, State, or Local agencies, or environmental groups.

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During the 2017 evaluation year, the CAO received no comments or suggestions specific to the WYAMLP. The CAO will continue to address issues and concerns as they develop and in subsequent evaluation years. B. Wyoming The WYAMLP continues to solicit public comment and input on individual projects and the program at large. The WYAMLP publishes “Notices of Intent to Perform Reclamation” for each proposed reclamation project in local and state newspapers and on its website, and solicits public comment and requests for public meeting participation. Prior to awarding a reclamation contract, the WYAMLP conducts a mandatory pre-bid meeting for all potential bidders. The purpose of the meeting is to explain the nature of the reclamation project, provide a site visit for the contractors and clarify any uncertainties a potential bidder may have. At the end of each reclamation project, a statement “Intent to Make Final Payment” is published in the Casper Star Tribune newspaper before the contract is closed. This allows an opportunity for the public to comment on the acceptability of the reclamation project as completed before final payment is made. If the project involves public facilities, additional opportunities for public input prior to rendering a final decision on each project are provided by the State Loan and Investment Board. The WYAMLP also hosts an annual AML staff meeting where it meets with federal stakeholders and state coordinating agencies. This meeting was held August 29-30, 2016 in Lander.

The WYAMLP maintains an excellent web site at: http://deq.state.wy.us/aml/ which includes links to information on AML dangers, a calendar of upcoming projects, current construction bidding, project selection, department contacts, rules and regulations, professional procurement information, and several videos highlighting the AML program. The website also includes instructions for reporting abandoned mine hazards.

V. RESULTS OF EVALUATION YEAR 2017 REVIEWS The OSMRE Directive AML-22 Evaluation of State/Tribe Abandoned Mine Land Programs dictates that the OSMRE oversight of State AML programs will include a short description of all program elements reviewed during the evaluation year. These topic-specific reviews are identified and agreed to by both the State and OSMRE in the most recent performance agreement. For the 2017 evaluation year, both parties have agreed that OSMRE will conduct topic-specific reviews of: 1) Monitoring of AMLD’s Progress of Reclamation of Outstanding Coal Problems, 2) Overall Reclamation Success, 3) AML Grant Fiscal and Administrative Controls, 4) Public Outreach (Citizen Input / Concerns), 5) AML Emergency Investigations and Abatement Efforts, and 6) Reclamation for Wildlife Habitat. However, since Public Outreach is already addressed in section IV of this report, a topic-specific review of Public Outreach will not be included in this section. The Wyoming AML Performance Agreement (PA) for EY2017 was signed on June 16, 2016. The PA describes the team’s purpose and the topics selected for review to evaluate the performance of the AML program. On-the-ground, performance-based results were the principal focus of program evaluation and documentation.

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Results of the EY2017 evaluations are summarized below. The evaluations included field visits to AML projects, interviews with WYAML staff, and reviews of the AMLR Program’s project specifications, grant applications and reports, as well as internal State and AMLIS inventories.

A. Monitoring Wyoming’s Reclamation of Outstanding Coal Problems In 1984, Wyoming certified to the Secretary of the Interior that it had completed reclamation on all known coal problems in the State. As a result of becoming a certified state, from 1984 onward Wyoming spent much of its AML funds on non-coal mining related problems. However, in 2004, Wyoming conducted a comprehensive statewide inventory of abandoned mine sites that identified a large number of high-priority (Priority 1 and 2) AML coal problems which had previously been overlooked. These sites were estimated to have an overall reclamation value of $118 million. Following the 2006 amendments to SMCRA through the Tax Relief and Health Care Act, P.L. 109-432, Wyoming began the process of inventorying low priority (Priority 3) AML coal problems.

In 2008, in response to OSMRE’s concerns over the number of coal sites in the WYAML inventory which would require reclamation, Wyoming and OSMRE reached an agreement by which Wyoming shifted its focus to the reclamation of AML coal projects. Wyoming believed that committing $30 million per year on coal reclamation was the maximum capability of its AML program and contracting infrastructure. The OSMRE determined that this approach was reasonable and agreed to condition the Fiscal Year 2008 through 2012 AML grants with the requirement that $30 million be used solely for coal reclamation. Since then, Wyoming has had all of its newly identified Priority 1 and 2 coal sites under contract for design. Wyoming also identified an additional $60 million in Priority 3 coal problems several years ago. Some of these projects have been worked on, and some still need to be done. However, the AML inventory is not static, and new coal problems, mainly subsidence features, continue to arise every year. Although EY2017 was an atypical AML funding year for Wyoming, with the recent sequestration and future funding amounts uncertain, OSMRE may not be able to continue to condition Wyoming’s grant at $30 million per year for coal reclamation. This would result in the State requiring additional time to cover the $60 million value in remaining Priority 3 coal problems, as well as any new problems which arise. In EY2017, OSMRE issued to the Wyoming AML program 27 ATPs for reclamation projects. Of these 27 projects, 17 were coal related. The remaining 10 projects consisted of high-priority, non-coal reclamation of dangerous Phosphate, Gold, and Copper mines, as well as two uranium projects. Figure 2 lists these 27 ATPs.

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Figure 2: The ATPs issued by OSMRE to the WYDEQ-AMLD in EY2017.

Project Code Name Type DateAML 64-NC-Nelson Black Rock Gap & Tin Cup Reclamation Group Multiple Ore Types 7/21/2016

AML 17I South Pass Shafts & Adits Multiple Ore Types 7/21/2016AML 17H Vail-Deadman Mine Coal 8/2/2016AML 17G Kemmerer 1 2 3 Coal Fire Part 2 Coal 8/3/2016AML 17H Superior D Shaft Coal 8/4/2016AML 66 Alray and Wicker-Baldwin Uranium Reclamation Uranium 8/25/2016AML 17J Acme No. 3, Old Monarch & Kooi Subsidences Coal 8/26/2016

AML 61-P3-LW Piney Creek Coal 9/19/2016AML 17.6B-BRS Reliance Grouting Phase 2 Coal 9/19/2016

AML 64-NC-Nelson Swift Creek Campground Mine Phosphate 9/19/2016AML 64-NC-Nelson North Watercress Canyon Prospects Reclamation Copper 9/21/2016

AML 62-P3-URS Susie Mine Coal 10/12/2016AML 17.6B-Brierley Glenrock Pilot Grouting Project - Glenrock No. 1 & No. 2 Mines Coal 11/7/2016AML 17.6B-Brierley Glenrock Grouting Project, Area B - Glenrock No. 1 & No. 2 Mines Coal 12/20/2016

AML 17.6B-BRS Superior Drainage Reclamation Project Coal 2/21/2017AML 17.6B-Brierley Glenrock Grouting Project, Phases C, D, E, & F Coal 3/7/2017

AML 17.6B-BRS Uinta County Road 108/Rocky Mountain No. 6 Mine Grouting Coal 3/15/2017AML 17.6B-BRS Highway 189, Kemmerer Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Mines Coal 3/15/2017

AML 17.6B-Tetratech Buffalo Slope-Shaft Mine Subsidence Coal 3/27/2017AML 17.6B-Tetratech Storm King Mine Subsidence Coal 3/27/2017AML 64-NC-Herrera Eureka Lodes Mine Shaft Closure Gold & Copper 3/28/2017AML 64-NC-Herrera Alexia Lode Mine Shaft Closure Gold & Copper 3/29/2017AML 64-NC-Herrera McGuire Pit Shaft Closure Gold & Copper 3/29/2017

AML 16H Gas Hills Haul Road, Phase 2 (aka Dry Creek Road) Uranium 4/24/2017AML 17.6B-Brierley Glenrock, Fairview Mine Reclamation Coal 6/8/2017

AML 17I Copper King Mine Reclamation Gold 6/8/2017AML 17.6B-Brierley Glenrock No. 2 Foam Sand Subsidence Project Coal 6/26/2017

Authorizations to Proceed (ATPs) Issued in EY2017

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B. Overall Reclamation Success During EY2017, the WYDEQ-AMLD reclaimed approximately 158 acres of unproductive abandoned mine lands, closed 57 mine openings, reduced 8,402 linear feet of dangerous highwalls, abated 7.4 acres of underground coal mine fires, mitigated approximately 34 acres of underground mine subsidence, and removed two hazardous, dilapidated buildings. Another four sites had vegetation repairs made to them, and an entire phase of construction work was completed at each of the two large uranium projects, McIntosh Pit and Day Loma. As such, our EY2017 evaluation of overall reclamation success determined if the reclamation performed by the WYDEQ-AMLD met project goals. We compared the reclamation performed by the WYDEQ-AMLD to project specifications, results of interagency consultation, and other information. Our evaluation focused on determining whether or not the performed reclamation work met project goals. This was done by evaluating how the performed scope of work abated the original hazards, as well as if all conditions resulting from interagency consultation were complied with during the project, and if the overall site conditions were improved in comparison with the pre-reclamation conditions. Generally, we agreed projects met their goals if abatement and reclamation measures were intact and functional, and if no problems compromising those measures were apparent. We considered site conditions improved overall if hazards to public health and safety were abated, and the associated reclamation reduced environmental problems such as erosion or sedimentation while promoting re-vegetation. All of the projects we visited during EY2017 either met, or were currently meeting, their respective goals. Furthermore, the WYDEQ-AMLD met the goals of abating hazards and improving site conditions at all projects conducted during the evaluation year. In order to eliminate the threat of subsidence, underground mine voids were backfilled remotely via injection of pressurized grout through drilled holes. The injection holes were then properly reclaimed once the grouting was completed. Similarly, sinkholes associated with underground mine voids were properly eliminated and the backfilled areas were revegetated. Dangerous highwalls associated with abandoned surface coal mines were properly eliminated and the regraded areas were revegetated. Finally, dangerous shafts and adits were closed via several techniques, including backfilling of the opening(s) with gravel, excavating the opening(s) down to bedrock, the installation of polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs, or any combination of methods. Table 4A, which is located in Appendix 1, summarizes the major, non-emergency, AMLD Projects which were completed during EY2017. The following pages summarize a few of the active reclamation projects that were visited by OSMRE personnel during EY2017.

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Project 16O, McIntosh Pit Reclamation (in Phase 3) AMLIS PAD #: WY103310 ATP Issued: 04/17/14 Project Overview: This is a multi-phase project meant to address a dangerous highwall surrounding a large, flooded, abandoned uranium (Ur) mine pit, while rehabilitating nearly 233 acres of disturbed lands. The project area is located south of the town of Jeffrey City, in Fremont County. The project includes encapsulating the spoils containing high radiological levels, reducing and stabilizing the highwalls, eliminating the hazardous water body, re-establishing a functional watercourse through the mine area, retaining a water source for livestock and wildlife, enhancing the existing fishery, and stabilizing the area with native vegetation. Physical hazards include approximately 6,580 linear feet of unstable highwalls ranging in height from 100 feet to 300 feet above the pit, a flooded pit reaching depths of 200 feet, elevated radiological levels in spoils piles, impacted drainages, and de-vegetated areas. Status: OSMRE staff visited the site with WYDEQ staff and several members of the engineering firm multiple times during EY2017. The first visit was on August 30, 2016. At that time Phase 2c was underway, which involved the South Spoils Haulage. Six scrapers, one bulldozer, and one excavator were working to move approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of unsuitable spoils material from the South end of the project area to the storage area at the North end. OSMRE staff visited the site again with WYDEQ staff and members of the engineering firm on October 27, 2016, due to the unseasonably warm weather which allowed for access to the site late in the construction season. At that time the project still was in Phase 2c, but there was a noticeable difference as to the amount of dirt which had been hauled out of the south area and into the pit during this phase. Two scrapers, one dozer, and one loader were operating and pushing dirt into the pit, which was extending the leading edge closer to the water. Three evaporator arrays were running – two atop the water within Reservoir 1 and one on land along the West side of the pit. The vegetation which had been planted earlier in the year was growing, but had been getting eaten by grazing cattle. BRS personnel stated they were going to try to work with the owner to fence out the cattle for upcoming phases. In addition, they stated that Phase 3 of the project would likely start in early 2017. Later in the evaluation year, on June 28, 2017, OSMRE staff visited the site a third time with WYDEQ staff. At that time Phase 2c had been completed and Phase 3 was underway. The slopes which had been constructed during Phase 2c had been topsoiled, and about 35,000 cubic yards of extra topsoil had been hauled to a storage area. The vegetation was growing in well on the hillside and 38 trees had survived since being transplanted the previous year. Geomorphic reclamation was underway in the South Spoils area, with a 1411 grader and D61 dozer grading the area while a 1250 backhoe loaded four dump trucks. The process of backfilling the pit had progressed a great deal since the previous visit, with the leading edge having crept forward approximately 30 yards. Temporary slopes had been created to haul dirt from the two topsoil piles on the southeast side. In addition, a fence had been constructed around the project area in order to keep grazing cattle out of the active construction zone. The evaporator arrays were running during the visit, and the construction foreman mentioned that they would soon be reconfigured in order to maximize evaporation rates during their run times.

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Photo 1: An overview of the McIntosh Pit Reclamation Project located outside of Jeffrey City, Wyoming, as seen during a flyover on October 19, 2016.

Photo 2: Geomorphic reclamation underway in the South Spoils area as observed during a visit on June 28, 2017.

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Project 16G-11, Day Loma Mining District Reclamation (in Phase 8) AMLIS PAD #: WY001485 / WY102725 / WY001551 ATP issued: 05/31/11 Project Overview: This is a multi-phase reclamation project meant to address dangerous highwalls, remove unsuitable materials from a uranium (Ur) heap-leach, repair an impaired drainage, and re-contour eroded areas, while rehabilitating nearly two square miles of disturbed lands. The project is located in the Gas Hills uranium area approximately 60 miles east of Riverton in Fremont County. The project includes installing a new geosynthetic clay liner (GCL), encapsulating the spoils containing high radiological levels, reducing and stabilizing the highwalls, re-establishing a functional watercourse through the mine area, retaining a water source for livestock and wildlife, re-contouring eroded areas using Natural Regrade® software, and stabilizing the area with native vegetation. Physical hazards include unstable highwalls, a heap-leach, elevated radiological levels in spoils piles, impacted drainages, high levels of erosion, and degradation of surrounding lands. Status: OSMRE staff visited the site with WYDEQ staff and several members of the engineering firm multiple times during EY2017. The first visit was on October 27, 2016, due to the unseasonably warm weather which allowed for access to the site late in the construction season. At that time, Phases 1 through 6 had been completed and the project was in Phase 7 of 9. This phase involved the haulage of the remaining unsuitable material from the Centurion Spoils area, placing topsoil on the pit floor, grading, and constructing meandering channels using GPS enabled scrapers with Natural Regrade® technology. Grading and seeding had been completed on the North side, and an impoundment with a solar-powered water pump had been constructed for use as a stock pond for grazing cattle and Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana). Also, it was noted during the visit that the area which had been seeded in the fall of 2014, had excellent regrowth of vegetation with tiny sagebrush plants sprouting. Later in the evaluation year, on June 28, 2017, OSMRE staff visited the site again with WYDEQ staff. At that time Phase 7 had been completed and Phase 8 recently had started. The Coyote Creek Drainage Channel, which had been completed during Phase 7, already had vegetation growing in along its banks. Also, three antelope were observed grazing near the previously completed Centurion Spoils Drainage. The reduction of the Day Loma South Highwall was underway, and the construction foreman explained that Phase 8 would actually consist of six sub-phases of work. In addition to reducing the highwall, a flow-thru channel would be constructed. Since the highwall reduction would require a total of 12 million cubic yards of soil and spoils to be moved, this would be accomplished in phases, the first of which would entail moving approximately 1.7 million cubic yards of dirt and spoils. Three scrapers and a D10 dozer had begun this task, and were observed recovering topsoil. Dump trucks transported this soil to a storage area via small roads which had been created alongside the water filled pit. The roads also served as a means to get equipment up to the work area along the top of the highwall. Due to the large amount of water presently in the Day Loma Pit, the State had applied for a discharge permit which they anticipated receiving sometime in July 2017. This would then allow them to discharge the pit water to a depth of only 60 feet within the next two years.

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Photo 3: An overview of the Day Loma Mining District Reclamation Project located in the Gas Hills, as seen during a flyover on October 19, 2016.

Photo 4: Work is underway on the Day Loma South Highwall reduction, as observed during a visit on June 28, 2017.

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Project 17.6B-BRS, Superior Drainage Reclamation Project (in progress) AMLIS PAD #: WY000070 / WY043096 ATP issued: 02/21/17 Project Overview: This is a reclamation project meant to address multiple issues associated with approximately four miles of impaired drainage. In addition to removing coal slack from the drainage, the project also will protect cultural and Town of Superior resources presently being damaged by erosion, stabilize the drainage, alleviate erosional impacts to roads, and lower subsidence activity in the affected underground mine workings by redirecting surface waters away from the workings. The project is located in Sweetwater County near the Town of Superior. The project includes removing coal slack from the drainage and encapsulating it in order to prevent hydrologic transport. The drainage will then be regraded to a stable landform using geomorphic reclamation techniques intended to replace natural stream sinuosity, while lowering the overall drainage grade, thereby decreasing erosion and sediment transport loads. Finally, a detention culvert will be installed in order to slow the flow of water and reduce flooding during heavy runoff events. Physical hazards include impacted drainages, high levels of erosion along the road, degradation of surrounding lands, 20 foot high vertical banks, washed-out property access crossings, and flooding of the local area as a result of the clogged drainages. Status: OSMRE staff visited the site with WYDEQ staff on June 13, 2017. At that time, coal slack was actively being removed from the drainage by a back hoe, which would load it onto one of two haul trucks. The trucks then transported the coal slack to the disposal area before returning for another load. A scraper and grader were operating in a different portion of the project, where two new subsidence features had been found earlier that day during the construction. The WYDEQ staff stated that so far, nine subsidence features had been discovered in the project area. In addition, an old railroad camp had been discovered, so there was presently a large cultural avoidance area marked off in the middle of the project. However, the site foreman stated that they were still on schedule with the current phase of construction, and he estimated that the project would be completed in the Fall of 2017.

Photo 5: Coal slack removal at the Superior Drainage Reclamation Project. (June 2017)

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Photo 6: A close-up view of the Superior Drainage Reclamation Project as seen during a visit on June 13, 2017.

Photo 7: The full extent of geomorphic reclamation underway after the coal slack had been removed from the drainage. (June 2017)

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Multiple, active grouting projects, as well as other previously reclaimed and/or restored sites, were also visited by OSMRE staff during EY2017. Visits to active grouting projects involved observing the work being performed, and ensuring that all proper safety measures were being taken on site. Visits to previously reclaimed project sites involved ensuring the restored properties, as well as portal and shaft closures, remained intact and hadn’t been vandalized, and that reseeded areas had successfully grown vegetation commensurate to the amount of time which had passed since reseeding. Furthermore, it was noted whether or not the vegetation was in need of attention such as further reseeding, additional hand planting of forbs, or treatment against noxious weeds. The following is a summary of some of the other active projects and previously reclaimed AML sites toured during OSMRE’s oversight visits for EY2017. George Pit Highwall – Phase 2 (Completed in 2012) AML Project #16B1-II Project Highlights:

• This uranium site is located in the Gas Hills in Fremont County, Wyoming. • A highwall was removed and the area contoured to blend into the surrounding area. • A pit was left for drainage since the area is prone to flooding during heavy rain. • This area is a potential candidate for the Seeds of Success program.

Photo 8: An overview of the George Pit Highwall Reclamation.

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Bull Rush Pit and North Spoil (Completed in 2012) AML Project #16B1-II Project Highlights:

• This uranium site is located in the Gas Hills in Fremont County, Wyoming. • This project highlights geomorphic reclamation techniques. • Repairs to the drainage were made in EY16. • In EY17 the site was visited the day after a heavy rain event. At that time the culverts

were clear of debris and the water had already dispersed, which demonstrated a successful repair from a hydrological perspective.

• The reclamation is located adjacent to a Sage Grouse core area, and now provides more potential habitat for the species.

• This area is a potential candidate for the Seeds of Success program.

Photo 9: Plant debris along the fence line at the Bull Rush Table Stakes site indicates how high the water levels had been during the previous night’s storm. (September 23, 2016)

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Superior No. 3 & Copenhagen Mines (Completed in 2013) AML Project #17.6B Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Superior, Wyoming. • This is a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) site located adjacent to the

Superior Drainage Reclamation Project. • The tipple was used to process coal from the Superior No. 3 and Copenhagen Mines. • The tipple was fenced off to prevent access as well as possible vandalism, and will

remain in place for years to come.

Photo 10: The tipple which once processed coal from two mines in Superior. (June 2017) Reliance East Grouting (On-going) AML Project #17.6B Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Reliance, Wyoming. • This project began in 2016, following a subsidence which opened along a roadway

serving as a school bus route in Reliance. • The subsurface investigation revealed extensive voids beneath the road. • The voids were large, open rooms (the remains of room and pillar coal mining) with

rubble on the floor, from coal mines: Numbers 7, 7 ½, and 9. • Two underground mine fires were also converging on each other and forming a separate

subsidence next to the road, and in the vicinity of several nearby houses. • Grouting has been taking place in the area below the houses, with two grout pumps

operating simultaneously. • Drilling is being performed along the side of the road in order to determine where a fire

block can be created to prevent the spread of the underground fires, as well as serve as additional injection holes for the grouting process.

• This project will most likely require another phase of work in order to address additional voids which have been discovered further down the road as well as under other homes adjacent to the work site.

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D. O. Clark No. 1 Mine (Completed in 2010) AML Project #17H Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Superior, Wyoming. • The mine is part of the Superior Mine Group. • Multiple portals leading into a coal mine were closed. • One portal was closed with a bulkhead, and then covered with a cement wall. • An open adit was excavated, backfilled, and then sealed off, leaving the portal entry itself

in place for historical purposes. • Natural Regrade® was used in the surrounding areas to contour the land.

Rancho Bridger Grouting (Completed in 2016) AML Project #17.6B Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming • Exploratory drilling revealed voids beneath the surface of a mobile trailer park, after the

adjacent ground showed signs of subsidence. • The neighboring property had also had significant subsidence issues from the same

abandoned, underground coal mine. • Grouting was performed preemptively in order to prevent the subsidence from reaching

the surface and possibly endangering the homes located there. • The total area grouted was less than two acres in size.

Reliance Coal Slack Reclamation (Completed in 2016) AML Project #62-P3-LA Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Reliance, Wyoming. • During rain and snow melt runoff events coal slack had been washing into local drainages

which ultimately ran into the impaired Bitter Creek drainage. • In addition, the potential for accidental ignition of the coal slack was high, due to the

large number of recreational visitors to the area, • Coal slack was removed from approximately 30 acres of land surrounding the historic

Reliance Tipple. • A considerable amount of native vegetation was left on site, and the coal slack was

removed from around those plants. • Following the coal slack removal, sediment trap basins were created, after which the area

was recontoured and seeded. • Biosol® organic fertilizer was used on the reclaimed area in order to promote greater

vegetation growth of the new plants. • The area has now been successfully reclaimed, and the vegetation is thriving.

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Upper Superior Road Grouting – Phase I (Completed in 2016) AML Project #17.6B Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Superior, Wyoming. • The road had relatively shallow abandoned coal mine workings beneath it, as well as

visible subsidence on the surface. • Exploratory drilling revealed voids less than 100 feet below the surface, some of which

were already propagating towards the surface. • Grouting was performed in order to prevent the subsidence from reaching the surface and

forming holes in the road. • The grouting work began at a church located in town, and progressed along the road to

where the last residence was located. • Another phase will be needed in order to stabilize the road in the opposite direction

towards the town.

Reliance Mine Fire Abatement – Phase II (Completed in 2016) AML Project #17G Project Highlights:

• This coal fire reclamation site is located in Reliance, Wyoming. • The coal fire, which has been burning since the 1930s, has caused substantial subsidence

in the area around the old Reliance Mine, in addition to igniting several overlying stringers of coal.

• During the first phase of the project, which was performed in 2009, existing cracks and vents were sealed with grout, and other areas were excavated and filled in an attempt to smother the coal fire.

• The need for this phase of coal fire abatement resulted from fire cracks and vents opening in an area of intense off-road vehicle use.

• Some of the new cracks were quite large, so abatement was needed in order to protect the public from getting burned or entrapped by the mine workings, as well as from the noxious, hot gases being emitted from the fire.

• Abatement consisted of injecting grout into the openings in order to provide an effective long-term air seal, as well as stabilize the crumbling ground.

• In other areas, excavation and quenching of the burning material with water and soil was performed prior to regrading.

• Due to the risk of establishing fine fuels on the fire area, revegetation did not occur at the end of this phase of work.

• Another phase will be needed in order to address a “smoker” which has recently appeared.

• Final grading of the area and revegetation will occur in the future if the fire activity becomes sufficiently contained.

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Winton Draw Drainage Restoration (Completed in 2016) AML Project #17H Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. • The project included removing coal slack from the drainage and encapsulating it in order

to prevent hydrologic transport. • The drainage was then regraded to a stable landform using geomorphic reclamation

techniques intended to replace natural stream sinuosity, as well as prevent sediment load transport downstream.

• Repairs were also made to the road where it had eroded to the edges as a result of flooding from the clogged stream.

• Following the Natural Regrade® the area was planted with native vegetation seed. • The vegetation already had grown in at the time of OSMRE’s visit, and appeared to be

healthy and thriving. • In addition, the new drainage was functioning as intended with no issues observed.

Winton Mine Subsidences (Completed in 2016) AML Project #17H Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. • During construction on the Winton Draw Drainage, two new, active, previously

unrecorded subsidence features were discovered. • The subsidence features opened up to the underground coal mine workings. • Both of these features were abated by installing polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs in them,

before backfilling them with available rock and soil. • Small drainage channels were also excavated in order to divert water away from the

reclaimed features. • The disturbed areas were then revegetated using a native seed mixture.

Hudson No. 2 Mine (On-going) AML Project #17H Project Highlights:

• This coal reclamation site is located in Hudson, Wyoming. • An “emergency closure” of a portal located near the County Road was previously

performed after the DEQ received a report of people entering the abandoned mine. • The portal was backfilled, graded, and the surrounding area seeded. • During the time of the closure it was discovered that the road also had extensive mine

workings underneath it, at fairly shallow depths to the surface. • Exploratory drilling is now underway to see if grouting will need to be performed on

order to stabilize the road and prevent future subsidence.

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The following is a breakdown of proposed upcoming projects and distribution of funds from the FY2017 AML grant for the upcoming 2018 Evaluation Year. These are estimates of project areas for which information is available for preliminary project design.

Project Site Project Type Estimated Project Cost

Proposed Accomplishments

Project 17.6B Hanna Grouting High Priority Coal $3,000,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in HannaProject 17.6B Rock Springs Grouting High Priority Coal $3,000,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in Rock Springs

Project 17.6B Glenrock Grouting High Priority Coal $3,000,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in GlenrockProject 17.6B Sheridan County Grouting High Priority Coal $3,000,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in Sheridan CountyProject 17.6B Uinta County Grouting High Priority Coal $2,500,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in Uinta County

Project 17.6B Lincoln County Grouting High Priority Coal $2,500,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in Lincoln CountyProject 17.6B Superior County Grouting High Priority Coal $3,000,000.00 Subsidence Mitigation in Superior County

Project 17G, Reliance Mine Fire High Priority Coal $1,000,000.00 Mitigation of the Reliance Mine FireProject 17G, Rock Springs No.9 Mine Fire High Priority Coal $500,000.00 Mitigation of the Rock Springs No.9 Mine Fires

Project 17G, Rocky Mountain 1 & 2 Mine Fire High Priority Coal $300,000.00 Mitigation of the Rocky Mountain 1 & 2 Mine FireProject 17.30-4, Reclamation Monitoring and Certification All Sites $263,975.00 Monitoring & Certification of Recent Reclamation Sites Throughout Wyoming

Project 6.03-2, Statewide Environmental All Sites $500,000.00 Provide T&E Services for NEPA Clearances at All SitesProject 6.04, Statewide Cultural All Sites $500,000.00 Provide Cultural Services for NEPA Clearances at All Sites

Project 16G-II, Day Loma Mine Reclamation High Priority Uranium $11,000,000.00 Highwall Reduction and Open Pit Uranium ReclamationProject 6A-V, Surface & Groundwater Monitoring Moderate Priority Non-Coal $1,500,000.00 Monitor & Mitigate Abandoned Uranium Mining Related Surface and Groundwater Issues

Project 64-NC Moderate Priority Non-Coal $1,000,000.00 Closure of Multiple Shafts and Adits in the Medicine Bow National ForestProject 66, Statewide Small Uranium Reclamation Moderate Priority Non-Coal $1,000,000.00 Statewide Reclamation of Small Uranium Sites

ASMR/University of Wyoming Geomorphic Reclamation Study Coal & Non-Coal $100,000.00 A Study on the Efficiency of Natural Regrade Geomorphic ReclamationMine Subsidence Insurance Program Coal $51,949.00 Provide Insurance for Residents Living in Areas Affected by Mine Subsidence

Program Administration AML Program Administration $1,649,747.00 Program Administration Management and Oversight for One Year$39,365,671.00

Proposed Projects for FY2017 (as of June 15, 2017)

Total FY2017 Grant Amount

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C. AML Grant Fiscal and Administrative Controls When OSMRE receives a grant application from the WYDEQ, the OSMRE staff review the application package to determine compliance with programmatic requirements. This review ensures that the application meets the requirements set forth in the Federal Assistance Manual (FAM) Part 1-120-30B including the completion of forms SF-242 (Application for Federal Assistance), OSM-51 (or an equivalent program narrative), OSM-47 (or alternative format itemized budget), and Assurances Form SF-424D as appropriate. Prior to approval, OSMRE must review the application to determine whether the State can accomplish the proposed goals in the manner and timeframe provided, and whether the State can manage the projects in compliance with federal laws and regulations. Section 1-150-30 of the FAM also prescribes how OSMRE will monitor program performance.

The WYDEQ maintains a very cost effective program with less than 1% of the FY2016 grant dedicated to Administrative Costs and only 4.19% of the FY2017 grant dedicated to Administrative Costs. The remainder of the grant is spent on project design and construction, with the FY2016 grant including additional projects which utilized the Prior Balance Funds returned to the State under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Table 1 illustrates how the grant funding and expenditures for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 are broken down into Administrative Costs and Project Construction Costs, as well as Mine Subsidence Insurance and remaining Prior Balance Funds not utilized under the Project Construction Costs. Table 1: AML Consolidated Grant Funding and Expenditures

FY2016 Grant Line Item Budgets

Administrative Costs $ 1,664,801.00 Project Construction Costs * $127,680,773.00 Mine Subsidence Insurance $ 67,843.00 Orphan Sites Remediation* $ 1,800,000.00 Air Quality Monitoring* $ 1,300,000.00 Highways Impacted by Mineral Development* $162,300,000.00

Total $294,813,417.00 NOTE: *These line items include the Prior Balance Funds returned under the FAST Act.

FY2017 Grant Line Item Budgets

Administrative Costs $ 1,649,747.00 Coal Project Costs (Non-Water) $ 22,481,988.00 Mine Subsidence Insurance $ 51,949.00 Non-Coal Reclamation Project Costs $ 15,181,987.00

Total $ 39,365,671.00 The WYDEQ AMLD was allocated $52,913,417.00 for their fiscal year 2016 grant period, which began on May 1, 2016 and is scheduled to end on June 30, 2026. The full, 100 percent distribution of AML grant funds for FY2016 would have totaled $56,774,052.58 but 6.8 percent ($3,860,635.58) was sequestered, leaving $52,913,417.00 in available funds. In addition to the regular grant distribution, the Prior Balance Funds returned to the State of Wyoming under the FAST Act in the amount of $241,900,000.00 were included in this grant. The WYDEQ requested

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the full $294,813,417.00 in funds for fiscal year 2016. This resulted in their total award being $294,813,417.00 for fiscal year 2016. The WYDEQ AMLD was allocated $39,365,671.00 for their fiscal year 2017 grant period, beginning July 1, 2017. Grant number S17AF20056 began on July 1, 2017 and is scheduled to end on June 30, 2027. The full, 100 percent distribution of AML grant funds for FY2017 would have totaled $42,283,213.00, but 6.9 percent ($2,917,542.00) was sequestered, leaving $39,365,671.00 in available funds. The WYDEQ requested the full $39,365,671.00 in funds for fiscal year 2017. This resulted in their total award being $39,365,671.00 for fiscal year 2017. D. Public Outreach (Citizen Input/Concerns) The OSMRE Directive AML-22, which is the guidance document that dictates how the OSMRE annual oversight report for State and Tribal AML programs is structured, was recently rewritten. The newest version of AML-22 was signed on March 28, 2013. As part of the restructuring of AML-22, a section was added to specifically address the subject of public participation and outreach. Please refer to Section IV- Participation and Outreach, on page 9 of this document for more information on public outreach efforts.

During the 2017 evaluation year, the CAO received no comments or suggestions specific to the Wyoming AML Program. E. AML Emergency Investigations and Abatement Efforts Currently there is not an AML emergency program in Wyoming. When an emergency occurs, both WYAML and OSMRE work cooperatively to abate the problem. The WYAMLP has 52 construction contractors under state-wide contract which can be mobilized on short notice to perform construction remediation on hazards needing urgent attention. The WYAMLP also has 22 open engineering contracts which can be used for investigation, design, and construction management. In addition to these, other large bid contracts can be used for immediate response by issuing a change order. However, in most instances, the WYAMLP already has construction activities in the area of the hazard and can mobilize their existing contractors on a moment’s notice. The WYAMLP also contracts directly with firms qualified for cultural resource and threatened/endangered species assessments so National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and National Threatened and Endangered Species Act compliances may be secured without delay. During EY2017 the WYAMLD received reports of approximately 40 subsidence issues, of which 18 turned out to be mining related subsidence features. This number did not include active grouting projects which were already addressing subsidence issues. Reports of subsidence issues were received in September of 2016, as well as February, April, and June of 2017. This is typical for the State, as new subsidence features generally appear after heavy precipitation events such as those which occurred in September, or after the springtime runoff from snow melt. The areas in Wyoming where new coal mining related subsidence features were discovered included: Rock Springs (3 features), Gebo (2 features), Superior (8 features), Diamondville (1 feature), and the Monarch Mine Area located near Sheridan (4 features).

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F. Reclamation for Wildlife Habitat Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation is a concern in the state of Wyoming, so the WYAMLP has implemented strategies to help protect and enhance habitat for the species. Most AML reclamation occurs outside designated Sage Grouse Core Areas. This is not because the mines occur geographically outside of the Core Areas, but rather because the disturbances caused by existing abandoned mines cause the site areas to be excluded from designation as essential habitat inside Core Areas. In order to restore essential Sage-Grouse habitat at abandoned mine sites, the WYAMLP uses a combination of natural regrade reclamation design, and special native seed mixtures to help re-establish “Sage-Grouse friendly” environments. In EY2017, the WYAMLP revegetated 149.3 acres of potential Sage-Grouse habitat, of which 1 acre was located inside Core Areas. Current reclamation seed mixtures now contain native grasses, native forbs, and sagebrush, selected and proportioned for soil and climatic conditions at a site. Where sagebrush was not planted in older reclamation efforts, or where it failed to successfully establish in more recent reclamation, the WYAMLP has been experimenting with selective over-seeding. It is hoped that, over time, these reseeding efforts will help to close large gaps in habitat, and mend some of the present fragmented habitat core areas. This is because research has shown that the connectivity between stands of sagebrush is paramount to the conservation of Sage Grouse. Throughout the past several years, various areas in the Gas Hills were selectively seeded with sagebrush seed. These areas now are experiencing a great deal of success, with healthy seedlings being recorded as growing in areas where generally, grasses are robust and abundant. Sagebrush seedlings also were observed thriving above contour ditches in poor quality soil. This selective seeding process has proved to be successful, and as such, was conducted again during EY2017. On October 26, 2016, personnel from the WYAMLP, BRS Engineering, and OSMRE, applied 420 pounds of seed mix (seed plus chaff) to approximately 178 acres of land in the Central and Western Gas Hills previously reclaimed by AML. Of that amount, nearly 105 pounds consisted of actual sage brush seeds from Wyoming Big Sagebrush and Mountain Big Sagebrush plants. The project targeted areas where there were gaps, or an absence of connectivity, in existing sagebrush stands in the Gas Hills reclamation areas. In addition, during EY2017 the WYAMLP partnered with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its “Seeds of Success” program, with the goal of improving previously reclaimed areas by planting additional sagebrush seeds harvested from nearby areas. On September 23, 2016, WYAML, BLM, and OSMRE personnel conducted an initial evaluation of several areas in the Gas Hills which would serve as suitable reseeding areas for the “Seeds of Success” program. Months later, BLM botanists returned to the area to collect sagebrush seeds. These seeds were then sent to a nursery to be grown into seedlings. The seedlings should be planted in the fall of 2017, prior to the first snowfall. Along with the “Seeds of Success” program, the WYAMLP has been considering other methods to improve sagebrush growth throughout the state. One such method would be to utilize seed pillow technology in order to improve seed germination and establishment in terrain where sagebrush growth has been minimal due to poor soil quality or environmental factors. This

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technology is extremely promising, so the State is researching the possibility of using it in the coming years. Finally, Wyoming DEQ, in cooperation with the OSMRE, continues to track the total acres of reclaimed land which can be used as potential Sage-Grouse habitat. This data is being shared with other state and federal agencies in an effort to prevent the further decline of Sage-Grouse populations in Wyoming.

Photo 11: Wyoming AML, BRS, and OSMRE personnel mix two different types of sagebrush seeds in buckets while preparing to seed reclaimed areas in the Gas Hills in October of 2016.

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APPENDIX 1: SUMMARY OF CORE DATA TO CHARACTERIZE THE AML PROGRAM

Wyoming Annual Evaluation Report Evaluation Year 2017

The tables in this appendix present summary data pertinent to abandoned mine land activities under the Wyoming AML program. Unless otherwise specified, the reporting period for the data contained in the tables is the Evaluation Year. Other data and information used by OSMRE in its evaluation of Wyoming’s performance are available for review in the evaluation file maintained by the DFD-CAO. Because of the enormous variations from state to state, as well as differences between state programs, the summary data should not be used to compare one state to another.

List of Tables Table 1 Wyoming Status of AML Inventory: All Coal Priority 1, 2, and 3 Hazards on June

30, 2017

Table 1A Wyoming Status of AML Inventory: All Non-Coal Priority 1, 2, and 3 Hazards on June 30, 2017

Table 2 Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Health and Safety Hazards Related to Past Mining of Coal Priority 1 and 2 Hazards

Table 2A Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Health and Safety Hazards Related to Past Mining of Non-Coal Priority 1 and 2 Hazards

Table 3 Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Environmental Problems Related to Past Coal Mining Priority 3 and SMCRA Section 403(b) Hazards

Table 3A Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Environmental Problems Related to Past Non-Coal Mining Priority 3 and SMCRA Section 403(b) Hazards

Table 4 Wyoming Public Well-Being Enhancement - All Priority 1, 2, and 3 AML Projects Completed During EY2017 (not including CH1 and CH2 programs)

Table 4A Wyoming Public Well-Being Enhancement - All Priority 1, 2, and 3 AML Projects from All Program Areas Completed During EY2017

Table 5 Partnership Financial Resources Dedicated to Protecting the Public from Adverse Effects of Past Mining - AML Projects Completed in EY2017

Table 6 Wyoming Reclamation Projects Started and/or Completed During EY2017

Table 7 AML Program Grant Awards and Staffing During EY2017

*While this table is intended to show information regarding all priority 1, 2, and 3 hazards, the e-

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AMLIS queries used to populate this table do not include information from all project areas, including those designated a non-coal source. As a result, Table 1 effectively shows the status of the AML inventory for all coal priority 1, 2, and 3 hazards.

*Table 1A was developed by querying all program areas, then subtracting the values in Table 1. As a result, Table 1A effectively shows the status of the AML inventory for all non-coal priority 1, 2, and 3 hazards.

Priority 1 Priority 2

GPRA Acres 152.80 658.36 N/A

Dollars 25,018,422.00 33,133,705.00 N/A

GPRA Acres 27.00 977.19 - Dollars 16,908,736.00 38,020,125.00 -

GPRA Acres 1,629.03 2,557.25 - Dollars 158,547,386.00 45,432,660.00 -

73,079,707.00 FUNDED

High Priority

Elevated Priority 3

Stand-Alone Priority 3

(Not adjacent or in conjunction w/

P1&2)

Total

19,738,916.00 223,718,962.00

Table 1 – Wyoming Status of AML Inventory all Coal Priority 1, 2, and 3 Hazards on June 30, 2017

76.40 1,080.59 730,616.00 55,659,477.00

COMPLETED

2,368.50 6,554.78

UNFUNDED

1,955.05 2,766.21 14,927,580.00

Priority 1 Priority 2

GPRA Acres 0.60 961.73 N/A

Dollars 24,500.00 7,282,732.00 N/A

GPRA Acres 1.50 104.60 - Dollars 1,037,875.00 27,677,570.00 -

GPRA Acres 1,406.20 15,260.60 - Dollars 38,369,930.00 149,750,273.00 -

Table 1A – Wyoming Status of AML Inventory all Non-Coal Priority 1, 2, and 3 Hazards on June 30, 2017

High Priority

Elevated Priority 3

Stand-Alone Priority 3

Total(Not adjacent or in conjunction w/

P1&2)

18,246.14 34,912.94

UNFUNDED

1,075.96 2,038.29 10,060,387.00 17,367,619.00

FUNDED

4,108.50 4,214.60 10,879,030.00 39,594,475.00

COMPLETED

88,647,377.00 276,767,580.00

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*While Table 2 is intended to show information regarding Wyoming accomplishments in eliminating health and safety hazards related to all past mining priority 1 & 2 hazards, the e-AMLIS queries used to populate this table do not include information from all project areas, including those designated a non-coal source. As a result, Table 2 effectively shows the status of Wyoming accomplishments in eliminating health and safety hazards related to all past coal mining priority 1 & 2 hazards.

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Dollars 4,663,700.00 287,500.00 1,385,453.00 2,646,735.00 - - 51,000.00 544,203.00 61,250.00 - 604,073.00 - - 45,489,832.00 1,000.00 2,215,626.00 201,755.00 58,152,127.00

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Dollars 4,595,066.00 7,545,443.00 5,350,830.00 7,761,283.00 218,000.00 371,307.00 - 1,627,291.00 423,580.00 22,290.00 5,613,503.00 693,840.00 - 163,109,050.00 1,359,705.00 3,610,757.00 1,678,101.00 203,980,046.00

PROBLEM TYPE (keyword)

HISTORICAL RECLAMATION - EY1978 - 2017 (Completed)

ANNUAL RECLAMATION - EY2017 only (Completed)

UNRECLAIMED/REMAINING HAZARDS (Unfunded)

Table 2 - Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Health and Safety Hazards Related to Past Mining of Coal Priority 1 and 2 Hazards (As of June 30, 2017)

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*Table 2A was developed by querying all program areas, then subtracting the values reported in Table 2. As a result, Table 2A effectively shows the status of Wyoming accomplishments in eliminating health and safety hazards related to all past non-coal mining priority 1 & 2 hazards.

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Dollars 401,500.00 257,000.00 115,000.00 2,984,735.00 50,000.00 39,950.00 - 57,950.00 1,088,500.00 125,030.00 403,650.00 - - 86,000.00 - - 1,697,917.00 7,307,232.00

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Dollars - - 2,437,262.00 418,681.00 - - - 27,519.00 362,228.00 - 108,468.00 - - - - - - 3,354,158.00

Units 108.20 1,656.00 2,958.31 579,541.00 135.00 79.50 - 105.00 417.20 17.00 378.00 1.00 - 163.80 1.00 1.00 726.00 N/AGPRA Acres 538.50 1,800.00 2,957.00 8,222.11 675.00 79.50 - 10.50 2,086.00 17.00 37.80 5.00 - 163.80 1.00 1.00 72.60 16,666.81

Dollars 15,514,672.00 10,170,245.00 58,231,022.00 63,592,915.00 6,539,507.00 2,313,882.00 - 4,344,887.00 10,533,892.00 837,389.00 3,104,569.00 10,000.00 - 6,482,335.00 50,000.00 1.00 6,394,887.00 188,120,203.00

Table 2A - Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Health and Safety Hazards Related to Past Mining of Non-Coal Priority 1 and 2 Hazards (As of June 30, 2017)

PROBLEM TYPE (keyword)

UNRECLAIMED/REMAINING HAZARDS (Unfunded)

ANNUAL RECLAMATION - EY2017 only (Completed)

HISTORICAL RECLAMATION - EY1978 - 2017 (Completed)

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*While Table 3 is intended to show information regarding Wyoming accomplishments in eliminating environmental problems related to all past mining priority 3 and SMCRA section 403(b) hazards, the e-AMLIS queries used to populate this table do not include information from all project areas, including those designated a non-coal source. As a result, Table 3 effectively shows the status of Wyoming accomplishments in eliminating environmental problems related to all past coal mining priority 3 and SMCRA section 403(b) hazards.

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- 0.10 25.00 68.10 450.00 25.40 419.00 734.40 1,139.50 - 355.20 - - - N/A

- 0.10 2.50 68.20 6.50 25.60 41.90 734.20 1,137.30 - 352.20 - - - 2,368.50 - 14,290.00 33,151.00 967,092.00 68,250.00 595,354.00 2,559,424.00 2,912,775.00 6,972,032.00 - 5,616,548.00 - - - 19,738,916.00

Table 3 - Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Environmental Problems Related to Past Coal Mining Priority 3 and SMCRA section 403(b) Hazards (As of June 30, 2017)

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*Table 3A was developed by querying all program areas, and then subtracting the values reported in Table 3. As a result, Table 3A effectively shows the status of Wyoming accomplishments in eliminating environmental problems related to all past non-coal mining priority 3 and SMCRA section 403(b) hazards.

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- - - - - - - 8.70 4.00 - - - - - 12.70 - - - - - - - 292,072.00 27,094.00 - - - - - 319,166.00

- - 8.60 19.50 220.00 369.10 - 6,557.20 10,835.50 199.00 4.00 76.00 182.00 - N/A

- - 0.90 19.50 3.14 369.00 - 6,557.10 10,835.50 199.00 4.00 76.00 182.00 - 18,246.14 - - 274,877.00 200,360.00 40,000.00 1,251,403.00 - 36,759,070.00 42,893,461.00 2,582,835.00 34,497.00 1,040,908.00 3,569,966.00 - 88,647,377.00

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Table 3A - Wyoming Accomplishments in Eliminating Environmental Problems Related to Past Non-Coal Mining Priority 3 and SMCRA section 403(b) Hazards (As of June 30, 2017)

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*The query used to populate this table specifies all program codes except those which WY AML is authorized to use. WY AML is presently authorized to use only Certified Program 411(h)-1 (CH1), Certified Program 411(h)-2 (CH2), Certified Program 411(h)-1 Non-Coal (NH1), and Certified Program 411(h)-2 Non-Coal (NH2).

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Number of People with

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1 WY000642 Vail Deadman Mine Coal Spoil 0.5 10,000.00$ 1,188.00 0.5 10,000.00$ 1,188.00 TOTAL

Table 4 – Wyoming Public Well-Being EnhancementAll Priority 1, 2, and 3 AML Projects Completed During EY 2017

(not including CH1 and CH2 programs)

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*Table 4A was developed by querying all program areas, and then subtracting the values reported in Table 4. Since the majority of coal related projects have been classified as Certified 411(h)-1 or Certified 411(h)-2, they were not included in Table 4, and are instead included in Table 4A. The data is from e-AMLIS, 2017. Due to the various funding codes Wyoming uses, this table accurately portrays accomplishments for EY2017.

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Number Project NameProject Type

Problem Type(s)

Reclaimed

GPRA Acres Cost

Number of People with

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Potential (State Estimated /or/ Census Data)

1 WY000016 Winton Drainage Coal CSL 0 93,264.00$ 12 WY000021 Susie Mine Coal HEF 0.1 27,519.00$ 50913 WY000061 Sweetwater No. 1 Mine Fire Coal UMF 5.6 137,071.00$ 403344 WY000067 Reliance & Reliance Grouting Coal S 12.1 6,870,901.00$ 6745 WY000067 Reliance Coal Slack Removal Coal SA 0.1 54,753.00$ 4716 WY000091 Piney Creek Coal S, SA 1.2 21,425.00$ 16987 WY000098 Acme No. 3 Coal S 2 33,003.00$ 60028 WY000106 Old Monarch Mine Coal S 2 33,003.00$ 60029 WY000120 Radiant Mine Coal P 0.2 17,843.00$ 2194

10 WY000159 Superior E Mine Coal S 5.6 2,068,516.00$ 71611 WY000631 Kemmerer 1, 2, 3 Coal S, UMF 1.8 109,438.00$ 2591.512 WY000642 Vail-Deadman Mine Coal P 0.2 40,065.00$ 118813 WY000645 Blazon Gap Subsidence Coal S 0.4 14,117.00$ 219414 WY000647 Oakley (K Subsidence) Coal S 0.6 21,170.00$ 189815 WY000667 Diamond No. 1 Coal S 2.6 88,543.00$ 347216 WY000668 Kooi Coal S 3 49,505.00$ 600217 WY000680 Swift Creek Campground Phosphate P 0.1 7,720.00$ 340018 WY000852 Lionkol Drainage Coal CSL 0 56,195.00$ 47119 WY000882 UW Quarry Sandstone DH, PI, SA 13.6 88,594.00$ 369320 WY000999 Interstate Camp Coal S 3.2 1,954,283.00$ 2303621 WY001485 Clyde-Brett Uranium DPE 40.3 1,057,965.00$ 52422 WY001651 Cumberland No. 2/Brilliant 8 Mine Fire Coal DPE 0.1 12,905.00$ 423 WY001666 Raymond Canyon Phosphate P 0.2 19,224.00$ 428124 WY043096 Superior D Coal VO 0.1 981.00$ 71625 WY043197 Colony Coal & Coke No. 2 Coal S 1.6 1,297,089.00$ 2413826 WY063147 Poison Basin Uranium DH, DPE, PI 100 820,714.00$ 97327 WY063957 Savery-Thomas Coal IRW, P 0.3 139,184.00$ 696528 WY102725 Coyote Springs Spoils Uranium DPE 64.1 1,105,726.00$ 52429 WY103310 McIntosh Pit Uranium HWB 0.5 362,228.00$ 430 WY106736 Birds Eye Pass 13-1 Gold P 0.2 57,635.00$ 136231 WY125265 Rose Canyon Portal Phosphate P 0.1 8,112.00$ 428132 WY172020 Vines Mine Coal S 1 40,305.00$ 176433 WY173319 Teachair Uranium DH, PI 9.2 48,517.00$ 252534 WY173331 Pete Group Uranium DH 27.1 53,593.00$ 1897.535 WY242431 Diana-Midas Gold P 0 15,777.00$ 4

299.20 16,826,883.00$ 161,091.00

Table 4A – Wyoming Public Well-Being Enhancement(All Priority 1, 2, and 3 AML Projects from All Program Areas Completed During EY 2017)

TOTAL

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*WY AML reported at least 1 AML project completed with BLM cooperative funding. However, these sites were not included in the query used to populate Table 5.

*The number of projects started is from WY AML records of ATPs issued from OSMRE. The number of projects completed comes from WY AML records and represents individual projects not based on PAD identification numbers.

# PAD Number

Project Name SMCRA Program Funding Source

Total SMCRA funding

Alternate Non-SMCRA Funding Source

Total non-SMCRA Funding

In-Kind Services

Total Project Funding

Comments

1 No Data0 0 0 0TOTAL

Table 5 – Wyoming - Partnership Financial Resources Dedicated to Protecting the Public from Adverse Effects of Past Mining (AML projects completed during EY 2017)

Project Type Projects Started Projects Completed

State/Tribe (EY 2017): 27 46

Federal (EY 2017): 0 0

Total (EY 2017): 27 46

Table 6 – Wyoming – Reclamation Projects Started and/or Completed (AML projects started and/or Completed during EY 2017)

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Administration $1,664,801.00

Construction $127,680,773.00

Water Supply Construction $0.00

AMD Set-Aside $0.00

Other (Mine Subsidence Insurance Program) $67,843.00

Other (Orphan Sites Remediation - Prior Balance Funds) $1,800,000.00

Other (Air Quality Monitoring - Prior Balance Funds) $1,300,000.00

Other (Highways Impacted by Mineral Development - Prior Balance Funds) $162,300,000.00

Total AML Funding $294,813,417.00

AML Program Staffing (full-time equivalents on June 30, 2016): 11.0

Table 7 – Wyoming AML Program Grant Awards and Staffing(During EY 2017)

AML Program Costs

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APPENDIX 2: COMMENTS FROM THE STATE OF WYOMING ON THE REPORT

Wyoming Annual Evaluation Report

Evaluation Year 2017

Wyoming had several comments on the EY 2017 Report regarding how to better explain their professional services solicitation. They wished to distinguish that the statewide contractors available for work were in fact construction contractors. These comments were incorporated into the final report.