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<br />Township 5 North, Range 87 West, all or portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
<br />15, 16, 21 and 22; Township 6 North, Range 87 West, all or portions of Sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33,
<br />34, 35 and 36
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<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle
<br />map(s): Mount Harris, Milner, Dunckley, Rattlesnake Butte.
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<br />Because the above referenced technical revision application may incorporate additional lands into
<br />the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation
<br />measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the proposal. Your comments and
<br />concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and wildlife resources information, the fish and wildlife
<br />plan, and the reclamation plan as it relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including potential
<br />impacts to threatened or endangered species, are requested. If wildlife habitat is the proposed
<br />postmining land use, we request your evaluation of any changes to proposed woody plant stocking
<br />levels, planting arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse impacts.
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<br />Pertinent portions of the permit application are available electronically on our web site:
<br />http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx Documents can
<br />be sorted by name or by Section/Exhibit number. A user’s guide for our imaging system is also
<br />available in pdf format at the same web address. Please advise us if you require additional
<br />information.
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<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been
<br />deemed complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to
<br />place a copy of this application at the Routt County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 773598,
<br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with
<br />regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no
<br />concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
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<br />Sincerely,
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<br />Jared L. Ebert
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />Jared.ebert@state.co.us
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<br />C-TR-03B
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