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COLORADO <br /> Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> December 27, 2019 <br /> Tom Bird <br /> Manager of Coal Services GCC Energy, LLC <br /> tbirdggcc.com <br /> Sarah Vance <br /> P.O. Box 100 <br /> 11783 State Highway 337 South <br /> Tijeras, NM 87059 <br /> svanceggcc.com <br /> Re: King I & II Mines,MR50 adequacy concerns <br /> Dear Mr. Bird and Ms. Vance: <br /> The Division has reviewed GCC's application for Minor Revision No. 50, and has the following <br /> adequacy concerns: <br /> 1. King I Section 2.03.8 Page 1 (revised December 18, 2019 MR-50) <br /> a) Please include the proposed 0.17 acres of proposed disturbance in the affected <br /> acreage values. All disturbed acreage is also considered affected acreage. Not all <br /> affected acreage is disturbed. <br /> b) Column"approved areas" row"King II affected area" should be changed to <br /> 260.87 acres. And row"Total affected area" should be changed to 1,659.45 acres. <br /> 2. King II Section 2.03.8 Page 1 (revised December 18, 2019 MR-50) <br /> a) Please include the proposed 0.17 acres of proposed disturbance in the affected <br /> acreage values. All disturbed acreage is also considered affected acreage. Not all <br /> affected acreage is disturbed. <br /> b) Column"approved areas" row"King II affected area" should be changed to <br /> 260.87 acres. And row"Total affected area" should be changed to 1,659.45 acres <br /> The Division wishes to clarify a statement made on King 11 Section 2.04.10,p. 3 (December 18, <br /> 2019); The statement that"disturbance in the pinyon juniper vegetation type would be less than <br /> three acres overall, making it a minor vegetation community under the Division guidance <br /> documents, and not required to have quantitative sampling, "The Division was unsure which <br /> guidance documents this statement referred to. The Division believes that this statement is <br /> referencing "Guidelines for Compliance with Land Use and Vegetation Requirements of the <br /> � <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br /> Jared S. Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director * *!` <br />