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Dear Amy and Scott: <br /> On January 21, 2021, Fontanari made his third submission of adequacy materials <br /> including multiple,full-size maps requested by Amy in prior adequacy review.As these <br /> could not be submitted by Monday,January 25, 2021 due to extreme time constraints. <br /> By letter of January 21, 2021,Scott Schultz approved a further extension on behalf of <br /> Division until February 22, 2021 (for submittals of revised materials) with a March 2 <br /> decision date. <br /> Fontanari immediately established contact with his surveyor,Walt Eldridge,to make <br /> further changes to the base maps in line with Amy's 3rd Adequacy Letter. Mr. Eldridge <br /> worked with Mr. Fontanari since the conversion permit application was filed in 2002. <br /> Mr. Eldridge created and maintains the electronic files which are the key to the base <br /> maps regarding mining, reclamation and water related matters. <br /> After nearly 3 weeks of struggling to get the new requests met, Mr. Eldridge has <br /> instructed Mr. Fontanari that his is no longer capable of undertaking new projects, and <br /> that he has decided to close his practice. I am not at liberty to go into the medical and <br /> other reasons why Mr. Eldridge has made this decision given age and other factors. <br /> Mr. Fontanari is engaged in a search for a new qualified surveyor who can undertake the <br /> work and who can utilize the existing electronic files to undertake modifications as <br /> requested by Amy in the 3 d Adequacy Letter.This is not an easy or quick search, and <br /> quick replacement of the qualified professional with the ability to act immediately has <br /> proven not possible. <br /> Given the extenuating circumstances of locating a new,qualified professional, we are <br /> requesting an additional 30 days to submit amended materials. <br /> In the alternative, Fontanari would request that Division approve AR-1 given that <br /> Fontanari has submitted the legal description of the acreage removed,the plat map of <br /> the removed acreage, and base mining plan and reclamation plan maps showing the <br /> removed acreage.We would request 60 days to provide further amended (and <br /> combined)full scale mining plan, reclamation plan and water maps as requested by Amy <br /> as these are largely ancillary to the narrower issue of the acreage removal. <br /> Page 02 <br />