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<br />Memorandum <br />United States Department of the Interior , <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE' MINTAIG <br />Ralaa,atinn and Enfatranmt <br />WASHWGTON, A.C. 20240 ~U~ 1 ~ ta~ <br />To: Assistant Secretary for <br />Fram:7~INCDirector, Office of Sur <br />Sub3ect: Becommendatioa for Mine <br />Mines, Gunnison Countq, <br />D-032501, D-044569, and <br />Energy and Minerals <br />Face Mining <br />Plan for B ar S1, 02, and 93 <br />Colorado (Federal Lease <br />C-0117192) <br />Pursuant to 30 CP$ 741.12(d), I am advising you that the Office <br />of Surface Mining (OSM) is prepared Lo approve a permit for the <br />Bear (1, ~Z, and 43 Mines. My decision to approve Bear Coal <br />Company`s application for s permit under the Federal lands <br />program is based oa the applicant's complete permit application <br />and the attached stipulatlona, public participation, end the <br />review and processing of the epplicatiaa by OSH and the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reciematioa Division. ae required by <br />Subchapter D of 30 CFR Chapter VII and the approved Colorado <br />State Program and is compliance with the National Environmental <br />- Policy Act. <br />I adopt the Administrator's recommended decision, which <br />includes the findings required by 30 CFa 741.17. Accordingly, <br />Z am prepared to issue the attached permit if your deciaioa on <br />the mining and reclamation plan is favorable. The updated plan <br />that includes Haar S3 was submitted oa November 12, 1981, with <br />supplemental information submitted is February and March 1982 <br />and comprising volumes 1 through 4 as summarized herein. These <br />volumes and addendums are on file in OSH's Western Technical <br />Center. issuance of the permit, together with this memorandum <br />and the contents of the attached regional recommendation <br />package, will constitute mp final deciaioa under 30 CFE <br />741.21(s)(S). IInder 30 CFR 787.11, mq final deciaioa map be <br />appealed to the Office oP fleeringe and Appeals. <br />Attachments <br />I CDIICUr <br />siatant Secretary for Energy and MS <br />~ 4 ~ ~ ~ar_ <br />Date <br />