Laserfiche WebLink
USDA <br />United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service <br />Rocky Mountain <br />Region <br />State Director, Colorado State Office <br />Attn: Charlie Beecham <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />2850 Youngfield Street <br />Lakewood, CO 80215 <br />RE: Coal Lease by Application for COC -75916 <br />Dear Mr. Beecham, <br />740 Simms Street <br />Golden, CO 80401 <br />Voice: 303 - 275 -5350 <br />TDD: 303 - 275 -5367 <br />File Code: 2820 <br />Date: January 29, 2014 <br />This letter conveys USDA - Forest Service consent to BLM leasing the National Forest System <br />(NFS) lands in federal Coal Lease by Application COC- 75916. The LBA contains <br />approximately 1,333 acres of NFS lands managed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and <br />Gunnison National Forests. The NFS portions of the coal LBA are described as: <br />Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. <br />Section 31: Lots 11 -26; <br />Section 32: Lots 10 -15; <br />Township 12 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. <br />Section 36: S2; <br />in Delta County, Colorado. See Map 2 from the EA (enclosed). <br />The FS consent includes conditions to protect surface resources on the NFS lands that are to <br />be included as stipulations on the lease (enclosed as Appendix C from the EA). <br />If you have any questions about the LBA, please contact Sharon Deuter (303- 275 -5098) of the <br />Minerals & Geology Management, Centralized National Operations staff. <br />Sincerely, <br />/s/ James S. Bedwell <br />JAMES S. BEDWELL <br />Director, Recreation, Lands and Minerals <br />cc: Mailroom R2 Grand Mesa Uncompahgre Gunnison, Barb Sharrow, BLM, Uncompahgre <br />Field Office <br />.U�S It's Cool to Be Safe Printed on Recycled Paper <br />