PERMFILE48714

• Permit No: X200714211
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/11/2007
• Doc Name: Response Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Western Fuels Associates Inc
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman 5t., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
October 11, 2007
Mr. Murari Shrestha
Western Fuels Association Inc
P O Box 33424
Denver, CO 80233-3424
RE: Notification of Completeness
Notification of Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration
Notification of Substantial Natural Land Disturbance
Notification of Determination of Performance Bond Amount
Adequacy Review
Western Fuels Association, Inc, Second Park and Cyprus Block Private Lands
DRMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-142-11
Dear Mr. Shrestha:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
M[NING
- dc-
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Exxutive DirecYOr
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Namml Resource Trustee
The Division, on September 20, 2007, received responses to our Incompleteness Letter dated June 14, 2007
for Notice of Intent No. X-2007-142-11. The Division has reviewed the responses in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Act ("Act") and the Regulations of the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining ("Regulations". We wish to inform you of the
following:
Notification of Completeness [Regulation 2.02.2]
Notice of Intent No. X-2007-142-11 is Complete.
Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and 1.04(22))
The activities described in the Notice of Intent qualify as "coal exploration" as defined at Regulation
1.04(22). The coal exploration activities described will involve removal of 250 tons or less of coal.
Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and
1.04(127)]
The coal exploration activities described will "substantially disturb" the natural land surface, as defined at
Regulation 1.04(127).
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Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines