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<br />Division of Reclarriation, Minisig :(Pd Safen'23q
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman, Street, Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Re- 1'oidel Creel, !.art {Ter: -ir No. C 1982 056% Derr-�.t Revision leo I -D TR10 and Permit Revision N0 11 t'PR11 .
<br />Continued Section 106 Cons=ulta6on Regarding Subsidence Effects tc Sites 5KI'32- 5, 5RT3324 and 5R-13325 i IC
<br />6-400
<br />Dear 1v1r. Ebert•
<br />'Thank lou for }our e inul dated November 5, 2015 providing supplemental information for the aboNc referenced
<br />undertaking, --kdditionalanfilists relative to po,sibic effects associated with undergroand longiall coal rrw-Lin,
<br />particularly as it relates to surface subsidence witlun two Rational Register eligible sitei was reque-cd b, of it
<br />September 8, 2015 letter
<br />Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (Metcalf), in response to our September 8, 2015 request, prepared a letter
<br />report dated November 3, 2015 charactenizLig possible subsidence effccts to archaeological sites that are located
<br />;;.tlun "l went, mile Coal IJ -C's Foidei { reek sub idence -zoo- k'i'lAe we Find the letter report -:?n, factor, ,lie
<br />panne lark find ,Metealt'- draft report For Peabod; Sage Creak LI.C's subsidence e+pan-ion project that r� eurre d
<br />;ander review bk the Bureau of land Rl,nagenaern, little Snake field Office u,effd and we ei,prc�sI; th, rllk line
<br />McKibbin, Seruor Staff Archaeolog€,t with Metcalf, for providing our office a draft cop for re; rev.
<br />kfter re; ices of the information pro; ided , .ur office and considering the position of site;, 51t? 32-5, 512"1332-1, and
<br />5RT3325 on the landscape and thea- relam e ` en4fu; <tl-" to ,ubsidence effects as outlined within Meltcall's 2015
<br />Peabody Sage Creek Report, we concur ,,vith our determination that this undertaking will result in no ad; er,e effect
<br />pursuant to 36 CFR 800.5(b). Additionallk, we ;.,.7ould like to provide our nrelitninar� endorsement regarding the
<br />need for baseline sub,idence studies on archaeological that are located within certain topographical settings a,
<br />outuned b� Metcalf withtn its Peabod; report. i he,e data;vould likely benefit both the regulato-ty agenc} and project
<br />proponent including Peabodl Lnergt that own, both T,,ventyrnile Coal LLC and lleabod; Sage Creek LCC b,
<br />reducing future Section 106 consultation timehr:e-
<br />'I be Section 106 consultation process does inioh e other consultin', parties such as local governments and I nbes,
<br />which as Stipulated in 36 CFR 800.3 are required to be notified of the undertaking. Additional information
<br />pro; €ded by the local government, Tribe= or other consulung parties mar cruse our office to re e,,aluate our
<br />cos ments and £ecommendabons.
<br />We thank you for the opportunity to comrnec:t. If we mal- be of further assistance, plea -e contact Mark "1 obias, Section
<br />106 Compliance Manager, at 303 866 4614 or inark.tobias dstate.co.us.
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<br />d C. ,Vos
<br />State I listonc Preservation Officer
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