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~T. • Attachment A • United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement BROOKSTOWEAS 1020 lSTH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Mr. David C. Shelton, Director Mined Land Reclamation Division Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Dear Mr. Shelton: February 3, 1983 iii iiiiiuiniiiiii sss ~CF~~ FE8 4 71983. C BCD SAND RFCIAMATIOId DFP7 OF fiATURgI RESOURCES I am enclosing letters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minerals Management Service, and the Bureau of Land Management in response to Colorado Yampa Coal Company's Foidel Creek Permit Revision Application. These letters support the position that Federal approval of this modification is unnecessary. My decision is based on the following factors: a) this modification involves only private surface and private coal, b) mining proposed in this modification does not preclude [he mining of any Federal coal, and c) mining proposed in this modificatio^ is consistent with our March 21, 1980 approval of the applicant's mine plan. As stated in the Cooperative Agreement, OSM has delegated authority to the State for the issuance of permits on private surface and private mineral intermingled with Federal coal. We could, however, like to call your attention to the fact that archeological surveys have identified sites on'the land surface which you may want to investigate further. A major issue, as you suggest, is the lack of hydrologic data for the Foidel Creek revision. We will follow this issue and your resolution of problems with particular interest, inasmuch as hydrologic impacts from this action contribute to impacts of mining other Federal coal in the area. Sincerely, ~f (~ ~9.._.,,~ rI.JC~-~ Enclosure Allen D. Klein Administrator Western Technical Center