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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://colorado.gov/drms <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 8, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Field Supervisor <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />P.O. Box 25486, DFC (MS 65412) <br />Denver, CO 80225-0486 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028) <br /> Technical Revision No. 47 (TR-47) <br /> Update of Vegetation Standard <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 8, 2020 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Keenesburg Strip Mine was considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Coors Energy Company. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />This TR proposes to update the standard used to determine re-vegetation success. In particular, the <br />proposed standard would not differentiate between warm and cool season grasses. The applicant <br />is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for <br />disturbance. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles North of Keenesburg, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />All or portions of Sections 2 and 11, T2N, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W; 6th Prime <br />Meridian. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Klug Ranch. <br /> <br />Because the above referenced technical revision application may incorporate additional lands into <br />the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation