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Other than as disclosed below, management is not aware of any other material legal proceedings pending or that have been threatened against us or our properties.
−Removed: On or about March 9, 2011, the TCEQ granted our Company’s applications for a Class III Injection Well Permit, PAA and AE for our Goliad Project.
−Removed: On or about December 4, 2012, the EPA concurred with the TCEQ issuance of the AE permit.
+Added: On or about March 9, 2011, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) granted our Company’s applications for a Class III Injection Well Permit, Permit Area Authorization and Aquifer Exemption (“AE”) for our Goliad Project.
+Added: On or about December 4, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) concurred with the TCEQ issuance of the AE permit.
With the receipt of this concurrence, the final authorization required for uranium extraction, our Goliad Project achieved fully-permitted status.
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The TCEQ referred the application to the State Office of Administrative Hearing (“SOAH”) to discuss three issues:
−Removed: 1) whether the permit application adequately characterizes the geology and identified and assessed faults in the vicinity of the proposed injections wells;
−Removed: 2) whether the draft permit provides for adequate monitoring of migration of injected fluids in the vicinity of the proposed injection wells:
−Removed: and 3) whether the location and design of the injection wells and pre-injection facilities are adequate.
−Removed: Closing statements were submitted by all parties to the SOAH Administrative Law Judges ("ALJs") on February 5, 2024, and the ALJs are expected to make a recommendation on or about April 12, 2024.
−Removed: The recommendation of the ALJs will be submitted and reviewed by the TCEQ before a final decision is made on the renewal permit.
+Added: (i) whether the permit application adequately characterizes the geology and identified and assessed faults in the vicinity of the proposed injections wells;
+Added: (ii) whether the draft permit provides for adequate monitoring of migration of injected fluids in the vicinity of the proposed injection wells:
+Added: and (iii) whether the location and design of the injection wells and pre-injection facilities are adequate.
+Added: Closing statements were submitted by all parties to the SOAH Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) on February 5, 2024.
+Added: On April 10, 2024, the ALJs made a recommendation to remand the matter to the executive director of the TCEQ for further examination, stating the Company failed to meet its burden of proof.
+Added: The executive director, via Executive Director’s Exceptions to the Proposal for Decision (“PFD”), respectfully disagreed with the recommendation presented in the PFD to remand the application to the executive director for further consideration.
+Added: The executive director commented that the ALJ’s PFD improperly broaden the scope of the refereed contested case hearing;
+Added: misapplied the application requirements in commission rule for providing geoscientific information;
+Added: mischaracterized the position of the executive director;
+Added: and prematurely imposed monitoring or corrective action requirements before the subject injection wells were drilled, constructed and tested.
+Added: The final decision on the Class I renewal application will be made by the TCEQ Commissioners in mid-June 2024.
We continue to believe that the pending appeal is without merit and we are continuing as planned towards uranium extraction at our fully-permitted Goliad Project.
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