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RULE 2 PERMITS <br />RULE 2 PERMITS <br />2.01 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br />2.01.1 Scope <br />The scope of this section establishes the minimum general requirements for permits required to <br />continue surface coal mining and reclamation operations under the Colorado regulatory <br />framework. The objective of this section is to insure that all operations make timely application <br />for permits, and that all surface coal mining and reclamation operations are conducted only under <br />permits issued in accordance with the requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />2.01.2 General Requirements for Existing Operations <br />The information contained within this application is designed to effect compliance with the <br />regulations of the approved Colorado program. <br />As required, Colowyo filed its initial application on February 5, 1981 with the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Division to meet the regulatory requirement of not later than two months <br />following the date of approval (December 15, 1980) of the Colorado regulatory program by the <br />United States Secretary of Interior to comply with the additional applicable provisions of Rules 2 <br />and 4. <br />2.01.3 General Requirements for Permits for All Surface Coal Mining Operations <br />Colowyo has prepared this application in compliance with the applicable requirements of Rules <br />2 and 4 of the approved Colorado program. <br />2.01.4 Permit Requirements for New Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations <br />Because the Colowyo operation is an existing mine, the requirements of this Section are not <br />applicable to Colowyo. <br />2.01.5 Permit Term <br />The Division made findings on November 11, 1982 and approved the entire permit area, which <br />also represented the initial life-of-mine area. The initial permit area has the right of successive <br />renewal for successive five-year permit terms. The current permit term is November 5, 2022 to <br />November 5, 2027. <br />2.01.6 Permit Fees <br />As required under this section of the Colorado regulations, Colowyo previously submitted a <br />permit fee of$2,500. <br />Introduction 2.01-1 Date Revised: 4/14/22 <br />Revision No: RN-08