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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />April 6, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br />Elizabeth Shaeffer <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />One Federal Center, Building 41 <br />PO Box 25065 <br />Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041) <br /> Technical Revision Application No. 71 (TR-71) <br /> TR71 requests a change in the permit boundary, exd. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Shaeffer: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 6, 2022, an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Roadside Portals was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. is requesting a technical revision to decrease the mine permit boundary <br />from 548.0 acres to 317.0 acres, and revise the associated tables and exhibits throughout the permit <br />to reflect the boundary change. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside <br />of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />T10S, R98W, 6th PM Sections 26, 34, and 35; T11S, R98W, 6th PM Section 2 all in Mesa County. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Cameo. <br />