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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 5-4 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Authority.
				These rules are promulgated pursuant to W.S. §§
									
										16-3-103(j) and
				16-4-204(a).
(b) Purpose. The Board
				hereby establishes uniform procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspection,
				copies, and production of public records.
(c) Definitions.
(i) "Applicant" is the person that is making
				the public records request.
(ii)
				"Clerical/support staff" are the employees who generally perform office or
				administrative support duties. Clerical/support staff employees include
				secretaries and administrative assistants.
(iii) "Electronic public record" is a public
				record that is primarily or solely stored in an electronic format. Typically,
				the custodian will only be able to produce a copy of the original electronic
				public record due to the native format, security, and integrity of the original
				data or electronic record.
(iv)
				"Information technology staff" are employees who perform duties relating to
				retrieving, compiling, constructing, formatting, or extracting electronic
				public records located on computer systems, software, servers, or networks.
				Information technology staff employees may also perform computer programming or
				other computer services relating to electronic public records.
(v) "Professional staff" are employees who
				are not clerical/support or information technology staff as defined herein.
				Professional staff employees perform administrative, managerial, or
				professional duties.
(vi)
				"Supervise copying" as stated in section  5(b) (viii) occurs if someone other
				than the custodian is allowed under W.S. §
										
											16-4-204(b) to make copies,
				printouts, or photographs. Under W.S. §
										
											16-4-204(b), the custodian is
				authorized to charge a reasonable fee to supervise the copying, printing out,
				or photographing if someone other than the custodian makes the copies,
				printouts or photographs. The supervision fee shall be the hourly rates stated
				in section  4(c)(i) through (iii). For instance, if clerical/support staff is
				required to supervise the copying, printing out, or photographing, the hourly
				rate will be $15.50.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 5-5 - Electronic Public Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Production
				and Construction Costs. Under W.S. §
									
										16-4-202(d)(i), a custodian shall
				charge an applicant the reasonable costs of producing and constructing a copy
				of an electronic public record for inspection and copying. This cost may
				include, but is not limited to, the time spent retrieving, compiling, sorting,
				reviewing, redacting, formatting, converting, or copying the electronic public
				record, as well as activities required to create or construct a new electronic
				public record from existing data sources and all associated programming and
				computer services.
(b) Minimum
				Requirement to Charge Costs. Production and construction costs will be charged
				only if they exceed $180.00. If the costs exceed $180.00, the initial $180.00
				will be a credit and not charged to the applicant. If electronic production
				and/or construction costs for a request total $180.00, the applicant will not
				be charged any costs for production and/or construction of said electronic
				records. If, for example, the production and/or construction costs for a
				request total $200.00, the applicant will be charged $20.00. The initial
				$180.00 is a credit upon the total amount charged for the production and/or
				construction of electronic records. Applicants may not use multiple record
				requests to evade this $180.00 threshold. The custodian has discretion to
				consolidate public records requests that he or she reasonably believes have
				been drafted and submitted to evade this $180.00 threshold.
(c) Production and Construction Costs.
				Production and construction costs for electronic public records shall be as
				follows:
(i) $15.50/hour for clerical staff
				time.
(ii) $30.00/hour for
				information technology staff time.
(iii) $40.00/hour for professional staff
				time.
(iv) Actual cost of
				programming and computer services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 5-6 - Non-Electronic Public Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Inspection.
				The custodian shall notify the applicant in writing when copies of the
				non-electronic public records are produced and available for inspection. The
				applicant shall have one month from the time the custodian provides
				notification to come to the custodian's designated location to inspect the
				records. After the one month time period, the request shall be officially
				closed.
(b) Fees for Copying
				Non-Electronic Public Records. Under W.S. §
									
										16-4-204, an applicant may
				obtain a paper copy of a non-electronic public record upon payment as follows:
(i)
Standard (8.5 by 11 inch) - Black and
						  White Copy.
$0.10/page
(ii)
Standard (8.5 by 11 inch) - Colored
						  Copy.
$0.60/page
(iii)
Legal (8.5 by 14 inch) - Black and
						  White Copy.
$0.25/page
(iv)
Legal (8.5 by 14 inch) - Colored Copy.
$1.00/page
(v)
Other sheet size.
Actual Cost
(vi)
Photograph
Actual Cost
(vii)
Utilization of an outside vendor for
						  copying.
Actual Cost
(viii)
Custodian's fee to supervise copying.
See section  4(c)(i) through (iii)
(ix)
Special instances, i.e. film.
Actual Cost
(c)
				Payment. The applicant shall pre-pay the fees in section  5(b) before the
				custodian provides the copies, if requested. Payment shall be made to the
				custodian.
(d) Costs for Producing
				Electronic Copies. An applicant may obtain an electronic copy of a
				non-electronic public record upon payment as follows:
(i)
Scanning non-electronic public records.
$.10/page
(ii)
Electronic Media (disk, thumb drive,
						  etc.).
Actual Cost
(e)
				Fees for Transmitting Public Records. The custodian may charge the following
				fees for transmitting non-electronic public records:
(i)
Mailing, including cost of the shipping
						  container.
Actual Cost
(ii)
Facsimile.
Actual Cost.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - GRANT ELIGIBILITY › Section 6-1 - Competitive Grants

Current through July 13, 2024
Funds allocated from
			  the Income Account shall be disbursed
			  pursuant to a competitive grant
			  process except as provided under the
			  provisions of Chapter 9, Section  2. No
			  funds shall be disbursed for fee
			  simple title acquisition of real
			  property to be held by the state of
			  Wyoming, nor shall funds be disbursed
			  to purchase water rights to be held by
			  the state of
			  Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - GRANT ELIGIBILITY › Section 6-3 - Criteria for Matching Funds or Other In-Kind Contributions

Current through July 13, 2024
Matching
			  contributions include money and
			  in-kind contributions to a given
			  project and will be required for
			  project approval. The amount of the
			  matching contribution will be
			  considered in the grant evaluation and
			  prioritization process. Matching funds
			  need not be available for expenditure
			  prior to grant funding approval, but
			  proof of matching funds must be fully
			  documented.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - GRANT ELIGIBILITY › Section 6-4 - Prohibitions

Current through July 13, 2024
a)
			No funds shall be made available for
			the reintroduction of any native or
			non-native game or non-game species
			pursuant to the Endangered Species Act
			of 1973,
			 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., as amended.
b)
			The Board shall not have the power of
			eminent domain.
c)
			No funds shall be disbursed for fee
			simple title acquisition of real
			property, nor shall funds be disbursed
			to purchase water rights to be held by
			the State of Wyoming.
d)
			The Board shall not require public
			access to private land as a condition
			to receive any grant funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-1 - Evaluation, Ranking and Prioritization of Grant Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board shall
			  review, evaluate, rank and prioritize
			  applications for grants. The
			  evaluation process shall include a
			  pre-application screening of all
			  applications. That screening shall
			  consist of a preliminary review of all
			  grant applications for compliance with
			  the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural
			  Resource Funding Act and for adherence
			  to the criteria for grants established
			  by the Board. The Board shall, at its
			  sole discretion, determine which
			  grants should move beyond the
			  pre-application screening.
For those applicants
			  selected to move beyond the
			  pre-application process, such
			  applicants must allow for a site visit
			  by Board members, staff, or other
			  qualified evaluators as may be
			  designated by the Board.
The Board shall rank
			  and approve or reject final grant
			  applications based on the overall
			  purposes of the Act. Large project
			  grant applications approved by the
			  Board will be forwarded to the Select
			  Committee for its review and
			  recommendation.
In reviewing,
			  evaluating and ranking final
			  applications, the Board shall:
a)
			place an emphasis on those projects
			that are partnerships involving
			private and public entities;
b)
			consider the effects of the project on
			citizen access to public lands for
			hunting, fishing and recreational
			activities; and
c)
			consider the socioeconomic impacts of
			the grant proposal on the affected
			community.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-2 - Criteria for Grants

Current through July 13, 2024
Criteria shall be
			  adopted for distributions from the
			  Income Account. These criteria will be
			  developed by the Board for awarding
			  grants based upon a priority ranking
			  system designed to achieve the
			  purposes of the Act and shall be
			  periodically re-evaluated by the
			  Board.
In establishing
			  grant criteria the Board shall, at a
			  minimum, include the ability of any
			  project to accomplish one (1) or more
			  of the following:
a)
			improve and maintain existing
			terrestrial habitat necessary to
			maintain optimum wildlife
			populations;
b)
			preserve open spaces, by purchase or
			acquisition of development
			rights;
c)
			improve and maintain existing aquatic
			habitat necessary to maintain optimum
			fish populations;
d)
			acquire terrestrial or aquatic habitat
			when existing habitat is determined
			critical or is present in minimal
			amounts, and acquisition presents the
			necessary factor in attaining or
			preserving desired wildlife or fish
			population levels;
e)
			conserve, maintain, protect and
			develop wildlife resources, the
			environment and Wyoming's natural
			resource heritage;
f)
			participate in water enhancement
			projects to benefit aquatic habitat
			for fish populations and allow for
			other watershed enhancements that
			benefit wildlife and other natural
			resources;
g)
			address and mitigate impacts
			detrimental to wildlife habitat, the
			environment, and the multiple use of
			renewable natural resources
			attributable to residential, mineral
			and industrial development;
			or
h)
			mitigate conflicts and reduce the
			potential for disease transmission
			between wildlife and domestic
			livestock.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-3 - Ranking System

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board shall
			  prepare and approve a ranking system
			  to be used to evaluate all eligible
			  applications. The ranking system shall
			  be approved by an affirmative vote of
			  the Board. Any subsequent amendments
			  to the ranking system shall also be
			  approved by an affirmative vote of the
			  Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-4 - Multi-Year Projects

Current through July 13, 2024
Multi-year projects
			  may be funded by the Board for the
			  duration of the project provided that
			  annual evaluations of progress toward
			  project goals are submitted and
			  accepted by the Board. No commitment
			  may exceed three (3) years without
			  formal action by the
			  Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-5 - For-Profit Corporations

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may
			  participate with for-profit
			  corporations to develop wildlife
			  habitat but may not divert financial
			  resources to any for-profit
			  corporation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-6 - Emergency Grants

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may at any
			  time award emergency grants for the
			  purpose of enhancing or maintaining
			  the natural resources or wildlife of
			  Wyoming, provided such awards are
			  approved by a majority of the members
			  of the Board at a duly called meeting.
			  No individual emergency grant shall
			  exceed $10,000, and emergency grants
			  shall not constitute more than ten
			  percent (10%) of the total allocated
			  for projects in any given
			  year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - GRANT EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS › Section 7-7 - Quick Grants

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may
			  annually allocate funds for the
			  purpose of enhancing or maintaining
			  the natural resources or wildlife of
			  Wyoming through small local projects,
			  provided such awards are allocated to
			  a qualified applicant. Quick grants
			  may be awarded at any time throughout
			  the year upon proper application.
			  Quick grants shall require the
			  approval of the Board at any regularly
			  held meeting. No individual quick
			  grant shall exceed $2,500.00, and
			  quick grants shall not constitute more
			  than two percent (2%) of the total
			  funds allocated for projects in any
			  given year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - REVIEW AND MONITORING OF GRANTS › Section 8-1 - Review and Monitoring of Grants

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board shall
			  monitor the progress of funded
			  projects. The grantee will provide
			  reports to the Board summarizing the
			  progress of the project and providing
			  an accounting of funds expended to
			  date. These reports shall be submitted
			  at a time and in a form as specified
			  in the contractual
			  agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 9 - GIFTS, TRANSFERS, BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS › Section 9-1 - Criteria for Acceptance or Rejection of Gifts, Transfers, Bequests and Donations Including Interests in Real Property

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may accept
			  or reject any gift, grant, transfer,
			  bequest, royalty or donation at its
			  sole discretion except that the Board
			  shall not accept any fee simple
			  interest in real property but shall
			  make recommendations to the Board of
			  Land Commissioners regarding
			  acceptance of any such
			  interest.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 9 - GIFTS, TRANSFERS, BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS › Section 9-2 - Criteria for Acceptance or Rejection of Gifts, Transfers, Bequests, and Donations Including Water Rights

Current through July 13, 2024
No water right shall
			  be accepted by the Board unless the
			  right is attached to real property
			  accepted under the terms of Chapter 9,
			  Section
			   1 
			  of these Rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 039 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Account Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 9 - GIFTS, TRANSFERS, BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS › Section 9-3 - Transfer of Funds from Private Interests

Current through July 13, 2024
Any gift, grant,
			  transfer, bequest, royalty or donation
			  shall be subject to the instrument
			  transferring such interest. Any funds
			  transferred to the Board for
			  particular purposes shall be placed in
			  segregated sub-accounts and shall be
			  distributed in accordance with the
			  terms of the transferring
			  instrument.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Apprenticeship Utilization Program › Chapter 1 - APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION PROGRAM › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is authorized
				  under the DWS Act
				  W.S.
				  9-2-2601(c), W.S.
				  W.S.
				  9-2-2602(b) (vi) and the
				  Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act, W.S.
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101 et seq. to promulgate rules and
				  regulations to be used by DWS in the discharge of its
				  functions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Apprenticeship Utilization Program › Chapter 1 - APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION PROGRAM › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Apprenticeship Utilization Program (AUP) provides an
				  incentive to contractors for using registered apprentices on public works
				  projects in the building and construction industry.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Apprenticeship Utilization Program › Chapter 1 - APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION PROGRAM › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Apprentice" means an apprentice enrolled
				and registered in an apprenticeship training program approved by the Bureau of
				Apprenticeship and Training (BAT), United States Department of Labor.
(b) "Apprentice utilization preference" means
				the preference that is given to public works contract bidders who commit to
				ensure the appropriate percentage of labor hours will be performed by
				apprentices.
(c) "Labor hours"
				means the total hours of workers receiving an hourly wage who are directly
				employed on the site of the public works project.
(i) "Labor hours" includes hours worked by
				persons employed by the contractor and all subcontractors working on the
				project.
(ii) "Labor hours" does
				not include hours worked by foremen, superintendents and owners.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Apprenticeship Utilization Program › Chapter 1 - APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION PROGRAM › Section 1-4 - Program Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicability
(i) These rules apply to public works
				projects awarded pursuant to
				W.S.
				16-6-101 through
				16-6-206 estimated to cost one
				million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more and awarded by any of the following
				entities:
(A) State of Wyoming;
(B) University of Wyoming;
(C) Wyoming Community College; or
(D) Wyoming School District.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-1 - Statutory Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the Wyoming
				  Public Records Act
				  W.S.
				  16-4-201 through W.S.
				  W.S.
				  16-4-205.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-3 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations apply to the Department of Workforce
				  Services, 5221 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, concerning access to
				  or examination of public records maintained by the Department of Workforce
				  Services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For purposes of this regulation, definitions shall be as set
				  forth in
				  W.S.
				  16-4-201 and the Department of Workforce
				  Services also adopts the following definitions:
(a) "Access" means the ability for the public
				to obtain records.
(b) Department"
				means Department of Workforce Services.
(c) "Director" means Director of the
				Department.
(d) "Examination of
				Records" means inspection by the public of records in the physical custody
				(except as a secondary custodian) of the Department.
(e) "Non-fee Requests" means those requests
				which do not include privileged and confidential records and which require
				minimal preparation. These include requests, as determined by the Department,
				for general information of five (5) pages or less. Non-fee requests may
				include, but are not necessarily limited to: regulations; information
				brochures; previously published reports routinely provided at no cost and
				intended for mass distribution; electronic data; and information covered under
				a MOU, contract or reciprocal relationship. These requests are limited to no
				more than five (5) pamphlets, five (5) brochures or five (5) items, which
				qualifies as non-fee requests. If the request exceeds this amount, then a fee
				shall be charged for the additional information requests as set forth in
				Sections 6 and 7.
(f) Privileged
				and Confidential Records" mean those records set forth in
				W.S.
				16-4-203(a), (b) and (d) and
				may also include (g) and
				W.S.
				9-2-2607.
(g) "Public Records" mean as defined in
				W.S.
				16-4-201(a) (v) and
				(vi).
(h) "Requester" means a party making a
				request for access to a public record.
(i) "Secondary Custodian" means division,
				agency officer or employee of the Department that provides for only the
				processing or storage of a state agency public record for which the Department
				is not the owner.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-5 - Disclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
Information requests for records produced by the Department
				  shall be available for examination. All requests for access to, or examination
				  of, records for copying or other lawful purposes, which the Department is a
				  secondary custodian, shall come from the official custodian of the public
				  record as defined in
				  W.S.
				  16-4-201(a)(i). Any person
				  seeking information held by the Department as a secondary custodian shall be
				  directed to make such requests to the official custodian of that specific
				  public record.
(a) Those documents
				classified by law as privileged and confidential shall not be available to
				public inspection.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-7 - Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Authority. The
				Department is required under W. S. §
									
										16-3-103(j)(ii) to adopt the
				Department of Administration and Information's uniform rules pertaining to
				procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and producing
				public records.
(i) Adoption of Uniform
				Rules. The Department hereby incorporates by reference the following uniform
				rules:
(A) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures,
				Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, found at:
https://rules.wyo.gov
. See Current Rules,
				Administration & Information, Dept., Director's Office, Chapter 2. This
				incorporated rule may also be requested from the Wyoming Secretary of State
				Office (Administrative Services Division) in writing at: Herschler Building
				East, 122 W. 25th Street, Suites 100 & 101,
				Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020; by email at: rules@wyo.gov; by telephone at: (307)
				777-5348; or by fax at: (307) 777-5339.
(B) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(I) The Department has determined
				that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or
				inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(II) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the
				applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(III) The incorporated rules are maintained
				at the Department office (5221 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002) and
				are available for public inspection and copying at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-8 - Notification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				will notify the requester of the estimated fees for making the public record
				available for inspection or for providing copies to the requester. If the
				estimated fees exceed thirty dollars ($30.00), the Department will provide
				written notice and will not act further in responding to the request until the
				requester notifies the Department, in writing, to proceed with making the
				records available.
(b) A retainer
				shall be required in advance of processing a record request whereby, in the
				estimation of the Department, the total cost of processing the record request
				will exceed thirty dollars ($30.00). The Department shall determine the
				estimated cost of processing the record request and require the requesting
				person or entity submit that amount as a retainer. After the request has been
				processed, if the actual cost of processing the request was greater than the
				amount received as a retainer, the Department shall contact the requester and
				require they submit the difference before releasing the information. If the
				actual cost of processing the request was less than the amount received as the
				retainer, the Department shall refund the difference. No copies of records
				shall be released without the receipt of payment in full.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-9 - Requests from Governmental Entities

Current through July 13, 2024
Requests from the federal government, its agencies, other
				  states and their agencies, other Wyoming state agencies, Wyoming counties,
				  municipalities, the Wyoming legislature, legislative service office, and
				  requests from individual legislators, in their legislative capacity, for
				  records shall be furnished free of charge. These requests shall be subject to
				  the provisions of
				  W.S.
				  9-2-2607.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-11 - Severability Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of this regulation shall be held to be
				  illegal or unconstitutional, such a ruling shall not affect other provisions of
				  this regulation which can be given effect without the illegal or
				  unconstitutional provision; and, to this end, the provisions of this regulation
				  shall be severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Mine Inspector, pursuant to W.S. §
									
										30-2-205(a), is authorized
				  to promulgate rules and regulations governing the certification and supervision
				  of Wyoming mine shot-firers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hands-on Experience: Shall mean practical
				work experience involving the loading of holes, the charging of holes, the
				tamping of holes, the tying in of shots, the proper handling of explosives, the
				proper transportation of explosives and the firing of shots.
(b) Mine Engineering Experience: shall mean a
				four (4) year degree in mine engineering from an accredited engineering school
				and has two (2) years of actual engineering experience in the areas of
				shot-design and shot-planning.
(c)
				Metal/Non Metal: shall mean any mine other than a coal mine.
(d) Direct Supervision: shall mean
				supervision by any Wyoming certified shot-firer who is physically present at
				the blasting or shot-firing site and who has been notified that he is the
				shot-firer in charge of that blasting or shot-firing operations at that
				blasting or shot-firing site.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-3 - Certificate Required

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No individual
				shall perform any act specifically authorized for a shot-firer nor function as
				a shot-firer unless that individual either holds a current shot-firer
				certification issued by the Wyoming State Mine Inspector or is under the direct
				supervision of a Wyoming certified shot-firer.
(b) The State Mine Inspector shall certify
				any blaster or shot-firer who has successfully complete the Department of
				Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division's Blaster Training
				Program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-4 - Examination Requirement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for shot-firer's certification must have successfully completed an examination,
				which covers but is not limited to the safe storage, transportation, and use of
				any and all types of explosives used in the type of mining operation for which
				the applicant seeks certification, before the applicant can be certified as a
				shot-firer in that particular type of mining operation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-5 - Application for Shot-Firer's Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for a shot-firer's certificate must file an application with the State Mine
				Inspector. Applicant shall furnish all information called for by the
				application form and such other and supplemental information as shall be
				requested by the State Mine Inspector.
(b) An applicant may submit an application
				for a shot-firer's certification at anytime.
(c) An applicant must file a separate
				application for each type of mining certification that applicant wishes to be
				tested on.
(d) An applicant may
				withdraw his/her application for a shot-firer's certification by written
				request to the State Mine Inspector. An application withdrawn in this manner
				shall be considered withdrawn without prejudice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-6 - Experience Requirement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To take the
				shot-firer's certification examination for a particular type of mining
				operation, an applicant is required to have, at a minimum, two (2) years of
				hands-on experience in that type of mining operation.
(b) The State Mine Inspector shall give an
				applicant one (1) year experience credit for two (2) years mine engineering
				experience related to shot-design and shot-planning. An applicant may receive a
				maximum of one (1) year experience credit for applicant's mine engineering
				experience.
(c) An applicant must
				submit, to the State Mine Inspector, verifiable documentation of either
				applicant's practical, hands-on experience or applicant's hands-on and mine
				engineering experience.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-7 - Types of Certifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				is a list of the types of mining operations in which a qualified applicant can
				obtain one or more certifications:
(i)
				Surface Mine: Metal/Non-Metal
(ii)
				Underground Mine: Coal
(iii)
				Underground Mine: Metal/Non-Metal Gassy
(iv) Underground Mine: Metal/Non-Metal
				Non-Gassy
(v) Surface Mine:
				Coal
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-8 - Examination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant must meet all of the
				requirements set forth in
				W.S.
				30-2-501 before taking the shot-firer's
				certification examination.
(b) The
				shot-firer examination shall be administered to the qualified applicants by the
				State Mine Inspector or his deputies. The examination shall be administered at
				the convenience of the State Mine Inspector.
(c) The certification examination shall
				consist of two parts: The written part, consisting of written questions; and
				the oral part, consisting of oral questions and practical demonstrations. Both
				the written and the oral parts shall cover but are not limited to the safe
				storage, transportation and use of any or all types of explosives used in the
				type of mining operation for which the applicant seeks certification.
(d) Both the written and the oral parts of
				the examination shall be graded using answer keys designed for that
				purpose.
(e) A minimum of 75%
				(seventy-five percent) correct answers on the written part and a minimum of 75%
				(seventy-five percent) correct answers on the oral part of the examination
				shall be considered a passing grade on the entire examination.
(f) The examinations and answer keys are the
				property of and shall remain in the possession of the State Mine
				Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-9 - Notification of Results

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant
				shall be notified, through the U.S. Mail, of the his/her examination results
				within thirty (30) days of applicant's examination date.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-10 - Reexamination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant who has failed the
				certification examination for a particular type of mine operation must wait six
				(6) months, from the date of the examination, to retake the examination for
				that same type of mine operation.
(b) An applicant who has failed the
				shot-firer's certification examination for a particular type of mining
				operation shall be required to reapply before being permitted to retake the
				examination for that same type of mining operation.
(c) An applicant, who has failed the
				examination and applies to retake the examination, shall be required to retake
				both the written and oral parts of the examination.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 1 - SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATION › Section 1-11 - Appeals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant is not allowed to appeal, to
				the State Mine Inspector, the examination or any part of the examination which
				the applicant has failed.
(b)
				Notification to the applicant of an examination failure shall constitute a
				final agency decision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart A - General › Section 56.1 - Purpose and scope

Current through July 13, 2024
This part 56 sets forth mandatory safety and health
					 standards for each surface metal or nonmetal mine, including open pit mines,
					 subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The purpose of these
					 standards is the protection of life, the promotion of health and safety, and
					 the prevention of accidents.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart A - General › Section 56.1000 - Notification of commencement of operations and closing of mines

Current through July 13, 2024
The owner, operator, or person in charge of any metal and
					 nonmetal mine shall notify the nearest Mine Safety and Health Administration
					 and Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Subdistrict Office and the State
					 Mine Inspector before starting operations, of the approximate or actual date
					 mine operation will commence. The notification shall include the mine name,
					 location, the company name, mailing address, person in charge, and whether
					 operations will be continuous or intermittent.
When any mine is closed, the person in charge shall notify
					 the nearest subdistrict office as provided above and indicate whether the
					 closure is temporary or permanent.
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1219-0092
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3000 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions apply in this subpart.
Rock fixture. Any tensioned or nontensioned device or
					 material inserted into the ground to strengthen or support the ground.
Travelway. A passage, walk, or way regularly used or
					 designated for persons to go from one place to another.
Mining Methods
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3130 - Wall, bank, and slope stability

Current through July 13, 2024
Mining methods shall be used that will maintain wall, bank,
					 and slope stability in places where persons work or travel in performing their
					 assigned tasks. When benching is necessary, the width and height shall be based
					 on the type of equipment used for cleaning of benches or for scaling of walls,
					 banks, and slopes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3131 - Pit or quarry wall perimeter

Current through July 13, 2024
In places where persons work or travel in performing their
					 assigned tasks, loose or unconsolidated material shall be sloped to the angle
					 of repose or stripped back for at least 10 feet from the top of the pit or
					 quarry wall. Other conditions at or near the perimeter of the pit or quarry
					 wall which create a fall-of-material hazard to persons shall be
					 corrected.
Scaling and Support
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3200 - Correction of hazardous conditions

Current through July 13, 2024
Ground conditions that create a hazard to persons shall be
					 taken down or supported before other work or travel is permitted in the
					 affected area. Until corrective work is completed, the area shall be posted
					 with a warning against entry and, when left unattended, a barrier shall be
					 installed to impede unauthorized entry.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3201 - Location for performing scaling

Current through July 13, 2024
Scaling shall be performed from a location which will not
					 expose persons to injury from falling material, or other protection from
					 falling material shall be provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3202 - Scaling tools

Current through July 13, 2024
Where manual scaling is performed, a scaling bar shall be
					 provided. This bar shall be of a length and design that will allow the removal
					 of loose material without exposing the person performing this work to
					 injury.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3203 - Rock fixtures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When rock bolts
				  and accessories addressed in ASTM F432-83, "Standard Specification for Roof and
				  Rock Bolts and Accessories", are used for ground support the mine operator
				  shall-
(1) Obtain a manufacturer's
				  certification that the material was manufactured and tested in accordance with
				  the specifications of ASTM F432-83; and,
(2) Make this certification available to an
				  authorized representative of the Secretary and the State Mine
				  Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3400 - Secondary breakage

Current through July 13, 2024
Prior to secondary breakage operations, material to be
					 broken, other than hanging material, shall be positioned or blocked to prevent
					 movement which would endanger persons in the work area. Secondary breakage
					 shall be performed from a location which would not expose persons to
					 danger.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3401 - Examination of ground conditions

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons experienced in examining and testing for loose
					 ground shall be designated by the mine operator. Appropriate supervisors or
					 other designated persons shall examine and, where applicable, test ground
					 conditions in areas where work is to be performed prior to work commencing,
					 after blasting, and as ground conditions warrant during the work shift.
					 Highwalls and banks adjoining travelways shall be examined weekly or more often
					 if changing ground conditions warrant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart B - Ground Control › Section 56.3430 - Activity between machinery or equipment and the highwall or bank

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not work or travel between machinery or
					 equipment and the highwall or bank where the machinery or equipment may hinder
					 escape from falls or slides of the highwall or bank. Travel is permitted when
					 necessary for persons to dismount.