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HISTORY <br />June 30, 2016 <br />Tabetha N. Lvnch <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028), Technical Revision No. 46 (IR -46) Change to Grading <br />Plan and Permit Boundary (HC #68414) <br />Dear Ms. Lynch: <br />Thank you for your correspondence dated June 7, 2016 (received by our office on June 10, 2016) initiating <br />Section 106 consultation with our office for the subject undertaking. <br />In consideration of the information that we currently have on file for this mine, it is our opinion that a finding <br />of no historic properties affected is appropriate for the permit renewal pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1). <br />Should unidentified archaeological resources be discovered in the course of the undertaking, work must be <br />interrupted until the resources have been evaluated in terms of the National Register eligibility criteria (36 CFR <br />60.4) in consultation with our office pursuant to 36 CFR 800.13. Also, should the consulted -upon scope of the <br />work change please contact our office for continued consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic <br />Preservation Act. <br />We request being involved in the consultation process with the local government, which as stipulated in 36 CFR <br />800.3 is required to be notified of the undertaking, and with other consulting parties. Additional information <br />provided b}' the local government or consulting parties might cause our office to re-evaluate our eligibility and <br />potential effect findings. Please note that our compliance letter does not end the 30 -day review period provided <br />to other consulting parties. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Mark Tobias, <br />Section 106 Compliance Manager, at (303) 866-4674 or mark.tobiasnstate.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />4:::2a- <br />-Steve Turner, AIA <br />State Historic Preservation Officer <br />ST/mt <br />