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ME„r °TN United States Department of the Interior <br />' LLS~.~~II.AII tl l1E M®C~ <br />Bureau of Land A9anagement V <br />Uncompahgre Field Oftice R <br />?505 South Townsend Avenue ~.`~ <br />M"aeH ~ ~a'~ Montr' l~rado 81401 ~`S n <br />`.".... ~UG ~` In Re 1 <br />"1?'~`-1"` o~ ~ ?i;A~ferto: CO-150 <br />,f,~•'~~- ~9P. "'U°33__ 3809.400 <br />~~~ ~ <br />'dA~~°% COC-68907 <br />CERTIFIED MAIL -- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED JUL 2 9 2005 <br />- -- -David Cliiles ^~-- - - -- -i- ---- - _ _ _------ ----- -~- - <br />Rimrock Exploration & Development ~~' <br />PO Box 340 <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />Dear Mr. Chiles: A,t '] pp~_gf o ~ ~/.~f( C~.~*~IiI~ <br />Thank you for the Plan of Operation (Plan) to conduct miFn_iingOa`t the J Bird Mine 1- ocated in <br />portions of T47N, R20W, Sections ] 3 and l4, as required by the Surface Management <br />Regulations (43 CFR 3809). The Plan was received on June 13, 2005 and has been assigned <br />serial number COC-68907. We cannot process the Plan until additional information is received <br />because sufficient detail is lacking in the information as submitted. The information needed is <br />outlined in the attached regulations (43 CFR 3809.401) and includes taxpayer identification <br />number, additional description of your operations and reclamation plan, a monitoring plan, and <br />interim management plan. Please review the attached regulations for the Plan of Operations <br />requirements. ~ <br />In addition, BLM is required to analyze potential environmental impacts as required by the <br />National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to determine if your plan of operations will <br />prevent unnecessary or undue degradation. This includes requiring inventories for Threatened <br />and Endangered Plant and Animal Species, and Cultural Resources. Once the permit boundary is <br />established, BLM will conduct the inventories in accordance with our schedule. You can retain <br />BLM approved consultants to conduct these inventories if you wish. <br />Your operations maybe subject to BLM regulations at 43 subpart 3715 (attached) if you intend <br />to occupy the mining claim site for more than the camp limit of 14 days. <br />Following the receipt of your complete'Plan and before BLM acts on it, we will publish a notice <br />of the availability of the plan in either a~ local newspaper of general circulation or a NEPA <br />document and will accept public comment for at least 30 days. Upon completion of the NEPA <br />document, the Plan will be approved subject to changes to meet the performance standards at 43 <br />CFR 3809.420 or disapproved. <br />These requirements as well as additional requirements are listed in the attached regulations. The <br />information you submit must be complete in order to process the Plan. The CDMG permit will <br />be reviewed concurrently with the BLM Plan of Operations. <br />