2020-09-30_REVISION - C1992081 (6)

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1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://colorado.gov/drms Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 September 30, 2020 Howard Strand Office of Surface Mining Western Region One Federal Center, Building 41 PO Box 25065 Denver, CO 80225 Re: Hayden Gulch Loadout (Permit No. C-1992-081) Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2) Permit Revision for a Change in Postmining Land Use Dear Mr. Strand: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 30, 2020, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Hayden Gulch Loadout was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. PR2 proposes to modify the approved reclamation plan and postmining land use for the major portion of the Hayden Gulch Loadout, consistent with the transfer of former rail spur areas to the Town of Hayden (Hayden) for recreational use. The former rail spur area will be converted to a recreational trail for the use of residents and visitors to Hayden under a locally managed “Tracks-to-Trails” program. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. The loadout coal mining operation is on land located approximately 2 miles Southeast of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: Portions of: E1/2 Sec. 10, W1/2,SE1/4, and SW1/4 Sec. 14, E1/2E1/2 Sec. 15, NE1/4 Sec. 22, N1/2NW1/4 Sec. 23, S1/2N1/2, and NW1/4 Sec. 24, Township 6 North, Range 88 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of: SW1/4, SE1/4, and NE1/4 Sec.17, SE1/4 Sec. 18, N1/2 Sec. 19, Township 6 North, Range 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian.