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TWENTYMILE COAL, LLC - FOIDEL CREEK MINE <br />PR14-10 WOLF CREEK RESERVE DEVELOPMENT AND MINING <br />TECHNICAL ADEQUACY 6 RESPONSES (04/16) <br />Rule 2.03.6 — Right of Entry Information <br />4. Page 2.05-3 indicates that Twentymile Coal, LLC (TC) is pursuing leasing the Federal coal with a Lease By <br />Modification (LBM) for the inclusion of the Wolf Creek Seam in the Federal Coal Lease COC -54608. The <br />Division cannot approve a mine plan that includes mining in the Wolf Creek Seam within this area until the <br />LBM has been approved. Should the LBM not be approved by the time all other PR -10 adequacy issues have <br />been resolved, TCC will have to request continued extension of the decision due date until the LBM is <br />approved. <br />Response: TC recognized and discussed this constraint with the CDRMS at the time the PR10 application was <br />submitted. TC will monitor the status of the pending federal lease modification and coordinate with the CDRMS <br />relative to extension of the decision date for the PR, and submittal of the lease documentation when it becomes <br />available. <br />4a. This item remains outstanding and will need to be addressed prior to the approval of PR10. <br />Response: The BLM has issued the Lease Modification, a copy of which accompanies these responses for the file. <br />TC has reviewed and revised the PAP text, as appropriate, and copies of the revised text page(s) accompany these <br />responses for replacement in the PAP. <br />4b. <br />i. Please update the legal description on page 2.03-22 to indicate the additional portion of the permit area <br />included in Section 13 ofT5NR86W. <br />ii. Please update section 2.03.6 of the permit to add a section regarding the Wolf Creek Reserve, and provide <br />a list of the documents (including the newly approved lease by modification) upon which TC bases its legal <br />right to enter and begin mining. <br />Response: Section 2.03.6 has been revised to include a section documenting right -of -entry for the Wolf Creek <br />Reserve. Page 2.03-22 has also been revised to include the permit boundary expansion area in the legal description. <br />Copies of the revised text accompany these responses for replacement in the PAP. <br />New adequacy review items based on response: <br />1. PR -10 modifies the mining plan that was approved with PRI ],the panels proposed to be developed and mined <br />with PR -10 are WC 5RT to 9RT. Please revise the text on proposed revised page 2.05-3, under the Wolf Creek <br />Reserve section, to indicate mining will occur in 5RT to 6RT and WC SRT through 9RT panels. <br />Response: Page 2.05.3 has been updated the reflect the additional panels to be mined under PR10. Copies of the <br />revised text accompany these responses for replacement in the PAP. <br />2. Page 2.05-3.1 indicates that TC is pursuing leasing of the federal coal under "COC -54608 for Sections 21, 22 <br />and 23, TSN, R96W in conjunction with mining plans for the Wolf Creek Reserve. " The range discussed in the <br />description should be R86W. Please revise accordingly. <br />Response: The noted correction has been made to page 2.05-3.1. Copies of the revised text accompany these <br />responses for replacement in the PAP. <br />3. On page 2.05-3.1, please specifically state that TC obtained a lease modification for coal located in the WCR <br />in portions of section 21 and 22 of TSN, R86W as specifically described in the modified coal lease effective <br />