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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866 -3567 FAX: (303) 832 -8106 November 1, 2013 Daniel Lewis 1271A Castello Ave STATE OF COLORADO ee5�,� , 5 11 � 1 P4 Fairplay, CO 804400000 Re: Requirement that All Minerals Correspondence be sent to the Denver Office Dear Permittee: COLORADO D I V I S [ON OF RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta Pineda Director The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) is always looking for ways to be more efficient in how we serve our customers. A review of our practices has identified inefficiencies that have developed over time as we have all moved into the electronic age. Since their opening, Division field offices in Durango and Grand Junction have received and accepted correspondence of all kinds from area permit holders. During the era of paper filing this practice was effective. However, all documents must now be imaged and made available to the public through a central process that is completed in the Denver Office. Furthermore, the Division anticipates electronic permitting to be implemented over the next several years, which will further centralize how correspondence is submitted and managed. As a result of these changes it has been determined that correspondence would be more efficiently handled if it were sent directly to the main office in Denver. Once processed and imaged, staff generally receives your correspondence electronically the same day it is received and processed in the Denver office. Therefore, effective immediately, the Division requests that All Minerals Program correspondence be sent to the Denver Office instead of the Durango or Grand Junction Field Offices. This includes new applications, revisions, review correspondence, annual reports, etc. Correspondence should include permit number and be mailed to: Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Attention: Minerals Program 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Please note the change does not affect field office staff or their responsibilities to you in any way so please continue direct contact with field staff as you always have via phone, e-mail, or office appointments as needed. If you need additional information or assistance please visit our website at http: / /mining.state.co.us. You may also contact Senior Environmental Protections Specialists Russ Means or Tom Kaldenbach directly. Russ can be reached at the Grand Junction Field Office by telephone at 970.241.1117, or by e-mail at russ.meansAstate.co.us. Tom is available at the Denver Office by telephone at 303 - 866 -3567, ext.8128 or by email at tom.kaldenbach(a�state.co.us. Sincerely, Anthony J. Waldron Minerals Program Supervisor Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines