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Introduction <br /> This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety (the Division) for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine. This document includes: <br /> 1)the proposed decision to approve the renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a <br /> history of the review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the <br /> operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of <br /> compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in <br /> the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br /> The Division has received an application for a renewal to a permit to conduct surface coal <br /> mining and reclamation operations at the Peabody Sage Creek Mine. The application was <br /> submitted by Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC. (PSC). The mine will be operated by Peabody <br /> Sage Creek Mining, LLC. The mine is located on federal, state and private lands within Routt <br /> County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area is: <br /> Township 5 North, Range 87 West, all or portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, <br /> 14, 15, 16, 21 and 22; Township 6 North, Range 87 West, all or portions of Sections 27, 28, 29, <br /> 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36. <br /> Revisions to the Permit <br /> The following revisions have been submitted since the last midterm review of the Sage Creek <br /> permit application package. <br /> Change <br /> Revision Description Submitted Decision Decision in <br /> Date Liability <br /> MR32 Temporary Paint and Sandblast 11/19/2019 Approve 11/25/2019 +$117.00 <br /> Tent <br /> MR31 Wetlands Enhancements 4/9/2019 Approve 7/10/2019 <br /> MR30 Permit Mid-Term Responses 4/30/2018 Approve 5/18/2018 <br /> TRIO Mid-Term Review Responses 4/24/2018 Terminated 4/30/2018 <br /> Status of Stipulations <br /> The stipulation history for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine was reviewed with this renewal <br /> application. There were no stipulations placed upon the original Peabody Sage Creek Mine <br /> permit, and none have been imposed since. <br /> Enforcement Actions <br /> No enforcement actions were issued by the Division since the last midterm review. <br /> 1 <br />