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United States Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE <br />2465 South Townsend <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />blm.goWcolorado <br />APR 3 2017 <br />Clayton C. Wein, EPS <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-1981-038), PR -5, Land Use Change <br />Dear Mr. Wein: <br />u.s p[111fIWNl a nrt umuw <br />NIHAU Oi 4ND WU1110IWM <br />RECORD <br />ARR � � 211 <br />310N OF <br />AN%D lid N <br />��IIINING <br />In response to your letter dated March 24, 2017, the BLM does verify that the applicant has a current <br />legal right to enter the Federal coal leases and/or federal surface that are part of their subject permit. <br />However, it should be noted that the subject Land Use Change in particular does not involve any surface <br />area on the Federal coal leases or on federal surface. <br />Bowie Resources, LLC has ceased mining production and anticipate only reclamation work will proceed. <br />When reclamation progresses to finality the Federal coal leases will be subject to relinquishment. In the <br />meantime they are considered mined -out and held only for access to perform final surface reclamation. <br />Call me at 970-240-5302 if you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Desty Dyer <br />BLM-UFO Mining Engineer <br />