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iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St.. Room 215 `y <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I <br />~ <br /> <br />Phone (3031866-3567 II <br />FA%: 1703) 832-8106 <br /> DEPARTMEN'T' OF <br /> NATURAL <br />Au st 28, 1996 <br />g" RESOURCE <br />Mr. Lawrence Kline Roy Romer <br /> <br />Office of Surface Mining Governor <br /> <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center IamesS [ochhead <br />Faecunve Duecior <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 M¢hael B. long <br />Denver, Colorado 80202-5733 Division Director <br />Re: Meeker Area Mines (Permit No. C-81-032) <br />Technical Revision No. 11 <br />Add Spring to Rienau Property and Revise Vegetation Standard <br />Dear Mr. Kline: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, <br />Section 116, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 26, 1996, an application to revise <br />coal mining operations at the Meeker Area Mines was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The <br />revision was submitted by Enron Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and <br />the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The revision addresses the addition of a spring, which was uncovered then backfilled during reclamation of the <br />mine in 1986, to the Rienau No. 2 Mine area. The vegetation standard would also be revised. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately nine miles north of Meeker, Colorado. <br />The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Rienau No. 2 Mine: 5 acres in the center of Section 29, T2N, R93W <br />Northern No. I Mine: 7.1 acres in the SE'/a NW'/a of Section 21, T2N, R93W <br />Refuse Facility: 4.1 acres in the N'fi SEII/a of Section 20, T2N, R93W <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Rattlesnake Mesa and <br />Ninemile Gap. <br />A copy of [he technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Rio Blanco County <br />Courthouse in Meeker, Colorado, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal. <br />Sin ly, <br />~~ 5,~~~ <br />Erica S. Crosby 6 <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />ESC/bjw <br />\a1w1TA 11.032 <br />