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pmWiiiiiiimm 1. <br />W01100A,"id <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />December 04, 2014 <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />West Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Kathleen G. welt <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />kwelt0archcoal.com <br />phone: 970.929.2235 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine; Permit No. C- 1980 -007; <br />Technical Revision No. TRA36, Revised MDW E6 -14 - 16 Pad Locations <br />Dear Mr. Stark: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits the attached application form, proposed <br />public notice, permit page change and map in application of Technical Revision No. TR-136 <br />to revise the locations offourmethane drainage well (MDW) pads to three smaller locations <br />to the north. MCC and Forest Service (FS) personnel conducted field reviews of the new <br />pad locations earlier this Fall. As a result, pad locations previously approved in PR -14 for <br />MDWs E6 -14 & 18 (now E6-16), E6 -21.5 (now E6 -15), and E6 -25 (now E6 -14) were shifted <br />approximately 400' to the north to lessen disturbance. There are no changes proposed in <br />the previously approved road alignments. <br />The new locations were evaluated by the FS to identify any previously undocumented <br />cultural resources, T &E species and other resources of special interest. The FS will <br />document the findings of these evaluations during this revision process. <br />Also included is a change to permit page 2.05 -87 to clarify that abandonment reports <br />will be prepared and submitted at the conclusion of the drilling and reclamation season <br />(which occurs over several weeks to months), but typically by the end of the calendar <br />year in which the plugging and abandonment project is completed. <br />Please contact me at (970) 929 -2238 or by e -mail should you have questions regarding <br />this submittal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Dan Gray - USFS <br />