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<br />~m,pire ulEryy Corporation
<br />Craig, ColOnldo 61610
<br />IIL: r,a,Jlr~ .nciyy ~,,.,;°puratiuu's I'enui~ ApplicaL~:on
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<br />.7S y00 xnov: `loin OUr recent d15cUS$ldns, I am VEry COf1Cl'^'•Ed aJO..L LhE
<br />;)?r~.. ~i rdVle7, TUr file Ldyle i15 and ,ti9 ~,r~neS. The reV1eW process 1,
<br />a~proachiny ar, r,nrea;~.lable length of t~lne for attaining ':he ,nutu,.~ goal
<br />of orinyin, :ne Lrnes into full compliance with the pernianznt coal
<br />orogrcm. 1~ is difficult fur mE to specifically identify the reasons for
<br />~r,t J_,ay in Lhe car,pletion of the reviaw of the ~~ernit appllcatio'c. i
<br />c~l',,.`._ theca dYe legitimate a:Lenuatino circumstances for JOth tr:e
<br />Jivlsio;l a~ld ~rlpire ~neryy Corporation .hat havE hampere:J .lchievi~g tna
<br />~;)al. n. t:'.'.S L'.~lie, .rcLner than i~UrSUll~g those 1'easGlli 1 rnJrd (G_'.L1Y~
<br />;+u r~ul~ 1S :,, '.vU rri ta,e Lr,er CC COnCIUdE Ch7S pr'c,CESS. T:,u~, ~n1S iELLEr
<br />'first recrm,,._nds a fralnzadr~ in which tree Division end EmpirE Enzrc.y
<br />Corporation should vwrk co resolve the remaining issues ~nd :hen
<br />discusses in general what the remaining issues are. The ,atachec rzviev,
<br />coc..~,.:nt adcresses the concern; in detail.
<br />riz r,:\`„ str.,ctured our revie+: uc:,umant in a way that clearly iuEnLifi~s
<br />Lac level of concern v;e nave for each cf the rz~laining issues. ''+la nave
<br />;,~,ac~:, L112 issues into two categories. The first includes those iss~:zs
<br />tndl tl~e Uiv ;idn believes are criCir.al acid InusC be resulvec: uefure a
<br />pur.~iit can be issued. Without resolving those issues, 1 0o not Uzlieve
<br />the Civision can issuE a permit in compliance with the law. Tne second
<br />category includes those issues we feel can be handled as stipulations to
<br />the per~nit .1n1 du nut .icCCSS~,r'ily rcyuirc iruucdiald al Lentiun. In order
<br />Cu expeditiously pi°oceed toward Chc yogi of colnpletlny Lhe ,)er~nitt:nu
<br />pr)ce,s, we recommend Lh•9t Empire Ener;r Corporation concentrate do thz
<br />=ri;ical is,~,.s.
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