2014-08-06_REVISION - C1981044

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/6/2014
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review No. 2
• From: DRMS
• To: Moffat County Mining, LLC
• Type & Sequence: TR36
• Email Name: JLE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Jerry Nettleton, MCM
Page 4
August 6, 2014
1) The first sentence of the currently approved Page 2.04 -34 has been cut off on revised
Page 2.04 -34. Please submit a revised page with the first sentence at the top of the page.
a. MCM Response: Page 2.04 -34 has been revised to include the missing text, and
the revised page is included with these responses.
b. DRMS Response: This item is resolved.
Rule 2.04.11— Fish and Wildlife Resource Information
1) The Division has received comments back from Colorado Parks and Wildlife in regards
to MCM's proposed TES listing. Colorado Parks and Wildlife finds that the list of
species for Moffat County is accurate except for one Candidate Species, the Greater Sage
Grouse. Please add the Greater Sage Grouse to the TES listing.
a. MCM Response: MCM has revised the listing and discussion of potential TES
species to include current information on the known occurrence and status of the
Greater Sage Grouse. The revised TES information accompanies these responses
for replacement in the PAP.
b. DRMS Response: The Division is required to forward updated TES information
to the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) to determine if a Section 7 consultation is
required. The Division has forwarded the revised pages in regards to this item to
the OSM on May 13, 2014. The Division will notify MCM if any revisions to
the information submitted are required.
c. DRMS Response: On July 14, 2014 the Division received a memorandum dated
July 8, 2014 from the Office of Surface Mining regarding the section 7
consultation. This memorandum is enclosed for your review. The memorandum
indicates that a Section 7 consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service is
not necessary at this time. This item is considered resolved.
2) Please revise Page 2.04 -34 and 2.0440 to indicate additional threatened and Endangered
Species information can be found in Exhibit 15a.
3) With the submittal of TR36, a map was included that depicts the Greater Sage- Grouse
and Columbian Sharp- tailed Grouse active and inactive/historic leks. Also, a copy of an
e -mail from the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife was included. It is unclear if
this information was to be included in the permit document. It would be appropriate to
add this information Exhibit 15a. Please add these documents to Exhibit 15a with a brief
introductory statement of the purpose of this information.