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<br />On January 31, 1996, a permit renewal application was received by the Division for a
<br />successive five-year permit term. On February 1, 1996, the application was deemed
<br />incomplete because the proof of newspaper publication was not included with the
<br />application. On March 6, 1996 the application was deemed complete for the purposes of
<br />filing following the receipt of an Affidavit of Publication for the public notice
<br />advertisement required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(b)(ii). On May 10, 1996, an adequacy review
<br />letter was submitted to MCC identifying several issues to be addressed as part of the
<br />current permit renewal process. All concerns were adequately addressed by MCC. The
<br />Division renewed Mining Permit No. C-1980-007 for the West Elk Mine on July 26,
<br />1996.
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<br />The Sylvester Gulch Facilities Area Permit Revision (PR-7) was submitted to the
<br />Division on November 18, 1996. The application was deemed complete for the purposes
<br />of filing on November 26, 1996. Appropriate agencies were notified of the application
<br />by letters dated December 04, 1996. Division adequacy review letters were sent to MCC
<br />on January 15, 1997, April 14, 1997, and on April 29, 1997. All concerns were
<br />adequately addressed by MCC. MCC responses and all comments received from other
<br />agencies are available for review at the Division office. The proposed decision to
<br />approve the revision was issued on April 30, 1997.
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<br />The Box Canyon Revision (PR-8) was originally received by the Division on March 2,
<br />1998. The revision was deemed complete on March 11, 1998, and appropriate agencies
<br />were notified of the application by letters that same date. Notice of the application was
<br />published in the Delta County Independent on March 25, April 1, 8, and 15, 1998.
<br />Division adequacy review letters were sent to MCC on May 8, 1998, December 15, 1998,
<br />April 1, 1999, and April 30, 1999. All concerns were adequately addressed by MCC. A
<br />final Applicant Violator System (AVS) check was completed on January 29, 2000. MCC
<br />responses and all comments received from other agencies are available for review at the
<br />Division office. The proposed decision to approve the revision was issued on January 19,
<br />2000.
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<br />PR-9, for coal handling facilities and E-seam access in Sylvester Gulch, was first
<br />received by the Division on September 14, 1999, and deemed complete for the purposes
<br />of filing on September 24, 1999. The first adequacy letter was sent to the Operator on
<br />November 23, 1999. MCC withdrew the application for PR-9 on August 29, 2002.
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<br />MCC submitted a permit renewal application (RN-4) on January 31, 2001, and it was
<br />received by the Division on February 2, 2001. The application was found incomplete on
<br />February 4, 2001, and was deemed complete for the purposes of filing on April 12, 2001.
<br />An adequacy review was conducted but no comments were submitted to the applicant
<br />because issues had been resolved by an extensive midterm review, the revisions from
<br />which had just been completed in 2000. The proposed decision to approve the revision
<br />was issued on July 31, 2001.
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<br />The application for PR-11, the addition of 690 acres of the West Flatiron lease, was
<br />received November 16, 2004, and deemed complete for the purposes of filing on
<br />November 23, 2004. A preliminary adequacy review letter was sent by the Division on
<br />January 6, 2005, and responses were received from MCC on February 18, 2005. A
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