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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Mike King, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />February 26, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Kurt Larsen <br />Mesa County Planning Department <br />Planning Director <br />P.O. Box 20,000 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 6 (PR-6) <br /> Change post mining land use at Roadside North Portal Area. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mesa County Planning Department: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 26, 2016, <br />a permit revision application for a permit to conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-1981- <br />041 by Snowcap Coal Company, Inc, was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act <br />and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Snowcap Coal Company (SCC) is requesting to change the post mining land use at the Roadside <br />North Portal, Cameo Refuse Disposal Area 1, Cameo Borrow Areas 1 & 2, and Ponds 6, 10, 11 <br />and 13. The post mining land use at these areas is fish and wildlife and will be changed to <br />commercial. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area <br />currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />