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,.. <br />Leaving these lands within the permit boundary could cause problems <br />such as our licensing of coal exploration, future leasing of the <br />affected Federal minerals, development and compliance with new lease <br />stipulations,Federal coal leasing competitiveness and could constrain <br />our authority over management of the surface or subsurface of the <br />affected unleased lands. <br />5. 4dequacy of the proposed Resource Recovery and Protection Plan and any <br />con cts with uture recovery o coa resources <br />The submitted Resource Recovery and Protection Plan (R2P2) is <br />deficient in the following areas: <br />A. An estimate of the coal reserve base, minable reserve base, <br />and recoverable coal reserves for each Federal lease must be <br />included in the R2P2 (43 CFR 3482.1(c)(3)(111)). <br />8. There are areas of Federal coal that are leased but are not <br />scheduled to be mined such as the northern portion of <br />C-20900. If coal is not to be mined or is to be rendered <br />unminable by the operation, the operator/lessee shall submit <br />appropriate justification to the authorized officer for <br />approval (43 CFR 3482.1(c)(7)). Such justification, along <br />with an explanation of how Maximum Economic Recovery will be <br />achieved for the Federal coal leases is needed to complete <br />the R2P2. <br />Please contact David Bray of our Little Snake Resource <br />824-4441 for ar1Y questions concerning Items 1 through 4 <br />of our Craig District Office (303) 824-8261 if there <br />concerning the item 5. <br />Area Office (303) <br />and Jerry Strahan <br />are any questions <br /> <br />cc: David Bray, LSRA <br />