2021-03-29_REVISION - C1981035 (3)

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1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 March 29, 2021 Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation History Colorado Center 1200 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) Technical Revision No. 30 (TR-30) Staging Area and Access Road Dear Sir or Madam: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 26, 2021 an application to revise coal mining operations at the King Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by GCC Energy, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. Add existing two-track access road and small equipment staging areas to PAP The applicant is proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28, 29, 31 and 32, Township 35 North, Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36, Township 35 North, Range 12 West; New Mexico Principal Meridian. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): Thompson Park, Hesperus, Mormon Reservoir, Kline. Because the above-referenced technical revision application may incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit condi tions or mitigation