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United States Department of the Interior <br />N <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Colorado State Office <br />" 2850 Youngfield Street <br />IN IMPLY REFER TO. Lakewood, Colorado 80215 -7076 til e-J �J <br />Certified Mail <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Attn:Jim Kiger <br />5731 State Highway 13 <br />Meeker, Colorado 81641 <br />CO-933 (XP) <br />3420 <br />C -29225 <br />C -29226 <br />Decision AN 2 A 2001 <br />Stipulations Temporarily Exempted <br />Federal coal leases C -29225 and C -29226 were issued effective June 1, 1983, and <br />April 1, 1983, respectively. On July 24, 2000, Colowyo Coal Company L.P., requested a <br />revision or an amendment to the Special Stipulations at Sec. 31(e),(f),(h), and (i) <br />because they are no longer applicable to the coal mining operations foreseen in the <br />Green River -Hams Fork Environmental Impact Statement approved February 29, 1980. <br />The Little Snake Field Office (LSFO) conducted resource reviews to evaluate the <br />impacts of revising the stipulations. These actions would temporarily exempt the <br />lessee from complying with stipulations no longer relevant to current operating and <br />environmental conditions. The LSFO concludes that based on the Documentation of Land <br />Use Plan Conformance and National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) Adequacy (DNA), this <br />proposal conforms to the applicable land use plan and the NEPA documentation fully <br />covers the proposed action and constitutes BLM's compliance with the requirements of <br />NEPA. Therefore, we have determined that stipulations at sec-31(a), (f), and (i) may <br />be temporarily exempted until all stipulations are re- addressed at lease readjustment <br />due in April and June, 2003. We have also determined that exemption of sec. 31(h) is <br />not suitable at this time as it does not appear that the stipulation will affect lease <br />operations. However, if lease operations are affected in the future, an exemption <br />could be considered on a site specific case -by -case basis. <br />We enclose a duplicate copy of this decision. Under Sec. 31 of the lease, <br />stipulations may be revised or amended, in writing, by mutual consent of lessor and <br />lessee. To properly document our records, we request that an authorized officer of <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. indicate acceptance of the exempted stipulations at <br />Sec. 31(e), (i), and (i) by signing both decisions where indicated and returning the <br />duplicate copy of the decision to th' office. <br />J s E. Edwards, Jr. <br />ef, Branch of Solid Minerals <br />.source services <br />Enclosure <br />CC: <br />FOM, Little Snake FO <br />OSMRE <br />CDMG <br />TEMPORARY EXEMPTION OF STIPULATIONS <br />AT SEC. 31(e), (f), & (i) <br />ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED <br />9614 Z�. � <br />Tit s:Co oowyo eneral Manager <br />Date • ZL/ '9/ <br />Exhibit 1, Item 13 -12 <br />1JJCEIVED <br />JAN 30 2001 <br />Colowyo Coal Co. LP. <br />Revision Date: 12/28/12 <br />Revision No.: RN -06 <br />