Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 11 - SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION DIVISION › Subchapter C - SUBSTANTIVE RULES - URANIUM EXPLORATION AND SURFACE MINING › Division 5 - URANIUM EXPLORATION PERMITS AND PERMIT FEES › Section 11.132 - Application to Conduct Uranium Exploration Activity

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each applicant shall apply for a uranium
					 exploration permit by filing with the division a completed Form SMRD-3U
					 (Application to Conduct Uranium Exploration Activities by Drilling) and paying
					 the Commission the applicable fee or fees as required by §
											RSA
					 11.136 of this title (relating to Uranium
					 Exploration Permit Fees).
(b) The
					 application shall contain the following information necessary for the division
					 to provide notice pursuant to §
											RSA
					 11.137 of this title (relating to Commission
					 Notice of Uranium Exploration Permit Application, Issuance, and Denial):
(1) the name, mailing and street addresses,
					 and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) the name, mailing and street addresses,
					 and telephone number of the applicant's authorized representative that will be
					 responsible for conducting the exploration activity;
(3) the name of each county in which the
					 exploration activity is proposed, along with the contact information by name,
					 address, and telephone number, for each of the following:
(A) each groundwater conservation district
					 within the area in which the exploration activity will occur;
(B) the mayor and health authority of each
					 municipality within 10 miles in all directions of the boundary of the area in
					 which the exploration activity will occur;
(C) the county judge and health authority of
					 each county in which the exploration activity will occur; and
(D) each member of the Texas legislature who
					 represents the area in which the exploration activity will occur;
(4) the names and addresses of all
					 landowners of record of the surface of the exploration permit area, indexed to
					 the land tracts identified on the map required in paragraph (6) of this
					 subsection;
(5) the names and
					 addresses of all mineral estate owners for which the applicant has obtained the
					 right of entry to conduct exploration activities, indexed to the land tracts
					 identified on the map required in paragraph (6) of this subsection;
(6) a USGS topographic map or maps (scale
					 1:24,000), in both paper and digital formats, showing the proposed exploration
					 area, with the following information shown:
(A) the exploration area boundary and acreage
					 stated to the nearest acre;
(B) the
					 boundary of each land tract within the exploration permit area, with the tracts
					 that the applicant has obtained the right to enter to conduct exploration
					 activities identified; and
(C) the
					 location of all private or public water wells that can be identified in the
					 public record that are:
(i) within the
					 proposed permit boundary; and
(ii)
					 outside of but within 150 feet of the proposed permit boundary; and
(7) the following
					 information:
(A) a description of the geology
					 and hydrogeology for the proposed permit area that includes cross-sections and
					 maps;
(B) an explanation of the
					 exploration drilling method, including the depth of subsurface penetration and
					 the estimated size of the surface disturbance;
(C) a description of the physical method for
					 marking each borehole location for inspection;
(D) a description of the proposed plugging
					 and well construction methods, which shall conform to the requirements of
					 §
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					 11.138 of this title (relating to Uranium
					 Exploration Drill Site Operating and Reclamation Requirements);
(E) a description of the proposed methods for
					 disposing of cuttings produced by the drilling activity and preventing surface
					 runoff from entering mud pits; and
(F) a description of the proposed procedures
					 for leveling any disturbance caused by the drilling activity to conform to the
					 requirements of §
													RSA
					 11.138 of this title.