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of slr�aoF <br /> United States Department of the Interior <br /> BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMI NT <br /> Tns Rios Fuld Office <br /> 59 29211 Highway 184 <br /> aro Dolores.CO 81323 <br /> OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br /> WESTERN REGION <br /> 1999 Broadway,Suite 3320 <br /> Denver,CO 80202 <br /> In Reply Refer To- <br /> FILE CODE(COSO1000) <br /> RE:COC-78825 <br /> NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING <br /> Availability of Environmental Assessment VO <br /> DOI-BLM-CO-SO10-2019-0003-EA GS®4g,, <br /> Dunn Ranch Area Lease-by-Application and Mine Plan Modificati (OA <br /> July 5,2019 `S�ONOFP OS <br /> 0�M�N�NG <br /> OPTIONAL REPLY:DUE Aueust 5,2019 <br /> On January 10,2018,the Bureau of Land Management(BLM)received a Lease by Application(LBA)from <br /> GCC Energy,LLC(GCCE) for a new proposed coal Iease on split estate lands as an extension to the King II <br /> Mine, located in La Plata County,Colorado. The LBA seeks to add 2,462 acres of land immediately north <br /> and northwest of GCCE's existing federal lease and mine operations.The BLM and Office of Surface <br /> Mining Reclamation and Enforcement(OSMRE)have jointly prepared a preliminary environmental <br /> assessment(EA)to analyze the potential impacts of leasing and mining the federal coal. <br /> BLM and OSMRE initiated a 30-day public review period starting on July 05,2019 to receive comments on <br /> the preliminary EA. The BLM is also holding a public hearing to receive public comments on the fair <br /> market value and maximum economic recovery of the federal coal in the LBA,and on the preliminary EA, <br /> Wednesday,July 24 from b to 8 pm at the BLM Tres Rios Field Office,29211 Highway 184,Dolores,CO <br /> 81323.An information session on the project and EA will also be held on that day from 5 to 6 pm at the <br /> same location. Continents may be submitted verbally at the hearing,otherwise they must be submitted <br /> electronically through BLM's ePlanning website at https�'eo.usa,ggv xEKTV and must be received by <br /> August 5,2019. <br /> By including your address,phone number,email address,or other personally identifying information in your <br /> comment,you should be aware that your entire comment,including your personally identifying information, <br /> may be made publically available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your <br /> personal identifying information from public review,we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. <br /> A copy of the preliminary EA,along with copies of this letter,maps,and other pertinent information are <br /> available on BLM's ePlanning website,and at OSMRE's website at: <br /> https:';www.wrcc.osmre.,ov Initiatives/kinLIlCoalMine.shtm. Additional documentation including the EA <br /> and decision documents will be posted on these sites as they become available. Comments may also be <br /> submitted via postal service at the following address: <br /> BLM-Tres Rios Field Office and OSMRE-Western Region <br /> Attn: King 1I Coal Dunn Ranch EA <br /> Dolores Public Lands Office <br /> 29211 Highway 184 <br /> Dolores,CO 81323 <br />