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iii riiiiiiiirrii rii STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department ul Nawral Resources I J I J Sherman 51., Room 2I5 Dem~er. Cularadu H0203 Phone. 130)1 H66 )567 FA%~ (30)1 HJ'-810fi August 12, 1997 Jim Green Colorado Historical Society The Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-82-056) Technical Revision Application No. 29 Clarification of 6R Gate Road and Submain Location Dear Mr. Green: II~ DEPARTMEfYT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Roy Romer Governor {amen 5. lnchhead Executive Direcwr Mrchael B. Long Division Director The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 11, 1997, an application to revise coal mining opetations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Twen[ymile Coal Co. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. Revise location of 6 right gateroad and submains for the Eastern Mining District. Township 5 North, Range 86 West of 6th P.M. SW 1/4; SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of Section 28 and S I/2 NE 1/4; SE 1/4 Section 29. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4W, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 in TSn, R87W; and all of TSN, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte Because the above-referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the potential for impacts to cultural and historic resources. In accordance with the May 1991 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our agencies, we must have your concurrence in order to approve this proposal. We are required to make a finding that "the proposed operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or those places eligible for listing, as determined by the SHPO, on the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved jointly by the Board and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or place." Therefore, we request that you submit comments regarding your concurrence with, concerns with, or objections to [his proposal. In order that we may comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. Please refer to the MOU when undertaking your review.