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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ ~ <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Li[de snake Resource .~t'ea <br />1?FO Industrial <br />Craig, Culorado SIfi25 <br />May 12, 1995 <br />Susan Burgmaier <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Me. Burgmaier: <br />In Reply Refer To: <br />3482 (170) <br />COC0114093 <br />~~~~ <br />RECFIVEQ <br />MAY ~ 7 1995 <br />Ulvision of rvunerals a Geology <br />We have completed our review of Seneca Coal Company's (Seneca) <br />Yoast Mine Permit Application Package (PAP). The PAP was reviewed <br />for the following: <br />Compliance with special lease stipulations and aoencv reculatione. <br />No compliance problems were identified with the special lease <br />stipulations. <br />(a) Cultural resource inventories are included and proper on-going <br />consultation documented. <br />(b) Paleontological resources are not addressed in the mine plan <br />specifically, however, the federal lease stipulation adequately <br />identifies measures to be taken in case of discovery of fossils <br />during operations. No conflicts between the lease and mine plan <br />were identified. <br />(c) No surface disturbance is proposed in the area identified on the <br />lease as Fragile Soils. <br />Analvsie of lands unsuitable for surface mininc and reclamation pursuant <br />to 43 CFR 3461. <br />Through our land use planning process, none of the lands contained in <br />the affected federal lease COC088199 have had unsuitability applied. <br />Unsuitability criteria were applied to the lands added to lease <br />COC0114093 prior to lease modification. Pursuant to 43 CFR 3461.3-2 we <br />do not apply unsuitability criteria to leased lands. No unleased <br />Federal lands are proposed to be affected by mining within the mine <br />permit area. <br />Conflicts between post-minino land veer and existing BLM land manaoement <br />plan9 and pO11Cle6. <br />Seneca has addressed our concerns under this heading. No other <br />problems were identified. <br />