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The Sylvester Gulch Facilities Area Permit Revision(PR-7)was submitted to the Division on
<br /> November 18, 1996. The application was deemed complete for the purposes of filing on
<br /> November 26, 1996. Appropriate agencies were notified of the application by letters dated
<br /> December 04, 1996. Division adequacy review letters were sent to MCC on January 15, 1997,
<br /> April 14, 1997, and on April 29, 1997. All concerns were adequately addressed by MCC. MCC
<br /> responses and all comments received from other agencies are available for review at the Division
<br /> office. The proposed decision to approve the revision was issued on April 30, 1997.
<br /> The Box Canyon Revision (PR-8) was originally received by the Division on March 2, 1998.
<br /> The revision was deemed complete on March 11, 1998, and appropriate agencies were notified
<br /> of the application by letters that same date. Division adequacy review letters were sent to MCC
<br /> on May 8, 1998, December 15, 1998, April 1, 1999, and April 30, 1999. All concerns were
<br /> adequately addressed by MCC. MCC responses and all comments received from other agencies
<br /> are available for review at the Division office. The proposed decision to approve the revision
<br /> was issued on January 19, 2000.
<br /> PR-9, for coal handling facilities and E-seam access in Sylvester Gulch, was first received by the
<br /> Division on September 14, 1999, and deemed complete for the purposes of filing on September
<br /> 24, 1999. The first adequacy letter was sent to the Operator on November 23, 1999. MCC
<br /> withdrew the application for PR-9 on August 29, 2002.
<br /> MCC submitted a permit renewal application(RN-4) on January 31, 2001, and it was received
<br /> by the Division on February 2, 2001. The application was found incomplete on February 4,
<br /> 2001, and was deemed complete for the purposes of filing on April 12, 2001. An adequacy
<br /> review was conducted but no comments were submitted to the applicant because issues had been
<br /> resolved by an extensive midterm review, the revisions from which had just been completed in
<br /> 2000. The proposed decision to approve the revision was issued on July 31, 2001.
<br /> The application for PR-11,the addition of 690 acres of the West Flatiron lease, was received
<br /> November 16, 2004, and deemed complete for the purposes of filing on November 23, 2004. A
<br /> preliminary adequacy review letter was sent by the Division on January 6, 2005, and responses
<br /> were received from MCC on February 18, 2005. A second set of adequacy comments was sent
<br /> by the Division on March 1, 2005, and responses were received on March 18, 2005. These
<br /> responses were determined to satisfy the Division. No public comments were received. A letter
<br /> was received by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on March 8, 2005, stating that MCC's
<br /> plan was adequate to meet all current Federal regulations regarding the Resource Recovery
<br /> Protection Plan(R2P2). The U.S. Forest Service sent a letter of concurrence with an approval
<br /> decision on March 17, 2005. Letters were received from the Colorado State Historic
<br /> Preservation Officer (SHPO) on December 1, 2004, and from the State Engineer's Office on
<br /> December 3, 2004, indicating there were no comments or objections. The proposed decision to
<br /> approve PR-11 was issued on April 8, 2005.
<br /> The application for PR-10,the addition to the permit area of E-seam longwall panels 1 through 9
<br /> and associated development entries in the South-of-Divide area, was received by the Division on
<br /> April 2, 2004, and was deemed complete for the purposes of filing on April 8, 2004. Mining of
<br /> the E seam in panels 10, 11, and 12 was approved in a previous revision. The proposed decision
<br /> to approve Permit Revision 10, with new stipulations, was issued on June 2, 2006.
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