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7/2/2018 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Mail - Re: [EXTERNAL] Colowyo Mine Cultural Resource Discovery <br />https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=414a929f92&jsver=qldmEFqhsso.en.&cbl=gmail_fe_180619.12_p2&view=pt&search=inbox&th=1645b6974…1/3 <br />Belka, Christine <cbelka@osmre.gov> <br />Re: [EXTERNAL] Colowyo Mine Cultural Resource Discovery <br />2 messages <br />Tobias - HC, Mark <mark.tobias@state.co.us>Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:20 AM <br />To: "Belka, Christine" <cbelka@osmre.gov> <br />Dear Christine: <br /> <br />Thank you for notifying our office of the June 25, 2018 post-review discovery (aka BK-2-062518) located within the <br />proposed Colowyo Coal Company haul road. We concur with the contractor's recommendation that the archaeological <br />site is eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places under criterion d. If the historic property cannot be <br />preserved in place, we recommend archaeological data recovery as mitigation. This mitigation or treatment should follow <br />previously agreed-to process for similar post-review discoveries encountered during haul road construction. A copy of the <br />Historic Property Treatment Plan for BK-1-072617 may serve as a reasonable guide for this treatment. If you are <br />comfortable with this approach, I suggest that we simply reference and follow this attached treatment plan to facilitate the <br />immediate mitigation of BK-2-062518 thereby minimizing project construction delays. <br /> <br />Please let me know if you have any additional questions and if you find this approach satisfactory. <br /> <br />Take care- <br /> <br />Mark <br /> <br />Mark Tobias <br />Intergovernmental Services Manager <br />Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation <br />History Colorado Center <br />1200 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />(303) 866-4674 <br />mark.tobias@state.co.us <br /> <br />On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Belka, Christine <cbelka@osmre.gov> wrote: <br />Hi Mark, <br /> <br />Based upon the attached information, Jeremy Iliff indicated that we have a potentially eligible site that would need to be <br />mitigated at the Colowyo Mine. This discovery is a thermal feature which was found during the course of excavation <br />and road building activities. It has been flagged with a 100' buffer. <br /> <br />Jeremy Iliff is out of the office for approximately 10 days, so I am forwarding this information to you. He indicated that <br />Colowyo will likely need to submit a data recovery plan which your office would need to concur with prior to <br />implementation. Is this correct? Please advise. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br /> <br />Christine Belka <br />Senior Regulatory Program Specialist <br />USDOI Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Denver Field Division <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 <br />Office: (303)293-5020 <br />Fax: (303) 293-5017 <br /> <br />---------- Forwarded message ---------- <br />From: Envs Reports <Envs@tristategt.org> <br />Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM <br />Subject: [EXTERNAL] Colowyo Mine Cultural Resource Discovery