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<br />~. <br />O 9 <br />7 9 <br />0 <br />~~cNa `°~ <br />iH acr~r nECFxro: <br />Certified Mail <br />V 111LVa IJLKLVJ LVVLal uaaV 4L va L~av aaabva~Vl <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Colorado State Office <br />2850 Youngfield Street <br />Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076 <br />Decision <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Attn:Jim Kiger <br />5731 State Highway 13 <br />Meeker, Colorado 81641 <br />Stipulations Temoora rile Exemoted <br />CO-933(KP) <br />3420 <br />C-29225 <br />C-29226 <br />JAN 2 4 2001 <br />Pederal coal leases C-29225 and C-29226 were issued effective June 1, 1983, and <br />April 1, 1983, respectively. On July 24, 2000, Colowyo Coal Company L.P., requested a . <br />revision or an amendment to the Special Stipulations at Sec. 31(e),(f),(h), and (i) <br />because they are no longer applicable to the coal mining operations foreseen in the <br />Green River-Hams Fork Environmental Impact Statement approved February 29, 1980. <br />!~, <br />The Little Snake Field Office (LSFO) conducted resource reviews to evaluate the <br />impacts of revising the stipulations. These actions would temporarily exempt the <br />lessee from complying with stipulations no longer relevant to current operating and <br />environmental conditions. The LSFO concludes that based on the Documentation of Land <br />Use Plan Conformance and National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) Adequacy (DNA), this <br />proposal conforms to the applicable land use plan and the NEPA documentation fully <br />covers the proposed action and constiCUtes BLM's compliance with the requirements of <br />NEPA. Therefore, we have determined that stipulations at sec.31(e), (f), and (i) may <br />be temporarily exempted until all stipulations are re-addressed at lease readj ustaient <br />due in April and June, 2003. We have also determined that exemption of sec. 31(h) is <br />not suitable at this time as it does not appear that the stipulation will affect lease <br />operations. However, if lease operations are affected in the future, an exemption <br />could be considered on a site specific case-by-case basis. <br />We enclose a duplicate copy of this decision. Under Sec. 31 of the lease, <br />stipulations may be revised or amended, in writing, by mutual consent of lessor and <br />lessee. To properly document our records, we request that an authorized officer of <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. indicate acceptance of the exempted stipulations at <br />Sec. 31(e), (f), and (i) by signing both decisions where indicated and returning the <br />duplicate copy of the decision to th' offic~ <br />J s E. Edwards, Jr. <br />ef, Branch of Solid Minerals <br />esource Services <br />Enclosure <br />\I <br />cc: <br />FOM, Little Snake FO <br />OSMRE <br />CDMG <br />TEMPORARY EXEMPTION OP STIPULATIONS <br />AT SEC. 31(e), (f), ~ (i) <br />ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTHD <br />Tit e:Colowyo General Manager <br />Date : 2/~/~~ <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN ~ t} 2001 <br />Colowyo Coal Co.1.1=° <br />