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1.0 Introduction <br /> This document is the decision (Decision) package prepared by the Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division)for the renewal of the existing permit(Permit)for the <br /> Colowyo Coal Mine (Mine). This document updates the findings documents prepared in 1982, <br /> 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2009, 2013 and 2018 and includes: 1)the proposed decision to the <br /> Permit Renewal Application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the renewal application, <br /> a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description of the mining and <br /> reclamation plan; and 3)the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by <br /> the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the <br /> findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Rules). <br /> The Division received an application for this Permit Renewal (RN-08) to conduct surface coal <br /> mining and reclamation operations on April 19, 2022. The Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br /> (Colowyo) operates the Mine and submitted the renewal application (Application). The Mine is <br /> located on federal, state and private lands within Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado. <br /> Operations at the Mine were first recognized in 1976 under Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br /> Division Extraction and Development Permit 7615 C/A, and have continued without cessation. <br /> Legal Description of Permit Area <br /> The permit area is located in: <br /> All or portions of Sections 2 — 11, 14 — 22, and 28 — 30, Township 3 North, Range 93 <br /> West; all or portions of Sections 13, 15 — 18, 20 —24, and 26 — 34, Township 4 North, <br /> Range 93 West; all or portions of Section 1 —3, 10 — 12, and 14 — 15, Township 3 North, <br /> Range 94 West; and all or portions of Sections 12, 13, 23 — 27, and 34 — 36, Township 4 <br /> North, Range 94 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. <br /> A more precise legal description can be found in Volume 16, Exhibit 1, Item 13 of the Permit <br /> Application Package (PAP). <br /> 2.0 Proposed Decision <br /> The Division proposes to Approve with Conditions this RN-08 application for permit renewal of <br /> the valid existing permit (C-1981-019) to conduct surface mining and reclamation activities in <br /> Colorado. <br /> Stipulations 7 and 23 were complied with since RN-07 was issued on August 14, 2018. The <br /> following stipulations remain in place: <br /> Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance January 5,2023 <br /> Permit Renewal No. 8 Page 15 <br />