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RECEIVED HISTORY AUG 14 2015 DMSION OF RECLAMATION, MWAND SAFETY August 10, 2015 • Eric C. Scott Environmental Projection Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Notice of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Application Consideration Asphalt Specialties Co., Inc., Chavers Mining Resource, File No.,M-2015-030,(HC #68694) Dear Mr. Scott: Thank you for your correspondence dated July 29, 2015 (received by our office on August 4, 2015) regarding the above referenced project. A search of our database indicates that no cultural resource inventories have been conducted in the vicinity of the proposed permit area and no historic properties have been recorded therein. Our files contain incomplete information for this area, as most of Colorado has not yet been inventoried for cultural resources. As a result, there is the possibility that as yet unidentified cultural resources exist within the proposed permit area. Should human remains be discovered during ground disturbing activities, the requirements under Colorado Revised Statute 24-80 part 13 apply and must be followed. If this project falls under the jurisdictional authority of a Federal agency such as, but not limited to, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act as set forth in 36 CFR Part 800 ("Protection of Historic Properties") may apply. Section 106 requires that the agency identify historic properties (i.e. cultural resources that are eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places) located within the area of potential effects and determining whether the undertaking will have an effect upon such properties. The State Historic Preservation Office, Native American tribes, representatives of local governments, and applicants for federal permits, licenses or other approval are entitled to consultative roles in this process. We thank you for the opportunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Mark Tobias, Section 106 Compliance Manager, at (303) 866-4674 or mark.tobiasQstate.co.us. S cerely, dard C. Nichols State Historic Preservation Officer ECN/mt 6"