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CSU <br />�� F'tfj us. on�rMeHr a nr wteiwe <br />United States Department of the Interior« <br />4 i 2 <br />a BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />(� COLORADO STATE OFFICE <br />2850 Youngfield St <br />AND Er" Lakewood, CO 80215 <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />WESTERN REGION <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />July 23, 2018 <br />James Stark <br />Colorado Division of Natural Resources <br />Coal Program Director <br />1313 Sherman St., Suite 215, <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Stark, <br />p.'�CMVED <br />JUL 20 2018 <br />bivision of Redamw" <br />Mining & Safety <br />I am writing to you to invite the Colorado Division of Natural Resources to be a cooperating agency <br />on the Bureau of Land Management, Tres Rios Field Office (BLM) and Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSMRE's) Environmental Assessment for proposed Federal action <br />at the King II Coal Mine in La Plata County, Colorado based on your agency's jurisdiction and <br />special expertise. The Project has been proposed by GCC Energy, LLC. Analysis of the proposed <br />GCC coal Lease by Application (LBA) and associated federal action proposal involving the federal <br />mine permit for the King II coal mine (Project) would be in accordance with the National <br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. As Joint -Lead Agencies, BLM and OSMRE will <br />participate in the preparation of NEPA documentation for the Project. A third -party consultant will <br />be contracted to assist in the preparation of the EA. <br />Attached is a Memorandum of Understanding for review and signature. BLM and OSMRE are <br />available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the EA and looks forward to working <br />with you. Please feel free to contact James Blair (BLM) at 970-882-1135 or by email at <br />jblair@blmgov or Gretchen Pinkham (OSMRE), at (303) 293-5088 or by email at <br />gpinkham@osmre.gov. <br />