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vo,t Orrice tb, Y1~0 <br />MeeYer, OdoreOO 61W1 <br />Teleplare 13031 E7E:~021 <br />March 1, 1983 <br />Northern <br />Coal <br />Company <br />R°CEIVED <br />M.4R ~ 3 19c <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br />COLO. DEPT. OF NATUAAL RFSOUICES <br />-_: <br />r,~.a~ <br />~D LAND .f.. <br />Dan Mathews ACS DEPT. a ,•_ <br />Colorado I•iined Lang Reclamation Division <br />423 Centennial Building <br />13'-3 Sherran Street <br />Denver, CG 80203 <br />RE: Meeker Area Mines and Associated Facilities <br />Permit Application <br />Permanent Program Approval for Northern ~1 and <br />Rienau ~2 Mines <br />State rile Nur.,ber C-032-81 <br />Dear Dan: <br />Piorthern Coal Company has been operating the Rienau m2 <br />I•tine since 1978 and opened the ?dorthern h'1 h:ine in 1979• <br />Both mines are operating under interim program permits <br />from the State and the Office of Surface b?ining. In <br />June of 1980, Northern Coal Company submitted an 2pDli- <br />cation under the federal permanent program regulations <br />covering these two existing mines and proposing two addi- <br />tional mines in the same vicinity. Due to a decision to <br />delay the two new mines, the State recommended Northern <br />Coal Company seek pzrtial approval of the mine plan under <br />permanent program regulations. To avoid confusion, and <br />to aid in the review and permitting process per a State <br />request, a modified application was submitted October 7, <br />1982. We would like to obtain a permit for I;orthern kl <br />and Rienau R2 Mines in operational modes, thcugh the mines <br />have been placed on Temporary Cessation of Operations, znd <br />are waiting on stand-by until the coal market improves. <br />It has been expressed by the State that the review and <br />permitting process under the permanent program regula- <br />tions of our modified permit application has not been <br />high on the State's priority list. Due to the irminent <br />withdrawal of my services from 1lorthern Coal Company, I <br />wish to re-express my interest in assisting in the expe- <br />dition of your permitting process. I wish to have the <br />opportunity to respond to any deficiencies of or stipu- <br />lations to the permit application prior to tlarch 31, 1983• <br /> <br />