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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcparlmcm of Natural Resources <br />111 S Shcrm.ln SI , Koum 21 5 <br />Denver, Culorarlu 811 'll3 <br />Phone: 14031 a66- 1567 <br />FAh. 11(DI 8 5:-81 q6 <br />March 23, 1998 <br />West Regional Wildlife Manaver <br />Colorado Division of Wddlife~ <br />West Regional Office <br />711 Independent Avenue <br />Grand Junction, CO 31505 <br />RE: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-022) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 3 <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />~I~~~ <br />llEPARTtv1ENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Ruy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. Lochhead <br />Eveculwe Dheclor <br />Aach,tel B. Wnp <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph <br />3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 23, 1998, an application to renew an existing permit [o conduct coal mining <br />operations at [he Sanborn Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods <br />as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The applicant proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land just north of Somerset. <br />The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Section 31, Township 12 South. Range 90 West; <br />Portions of Sections 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 West: <br />Portions of Sections I, 2, 3, 4, 5, all of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in Sections 8, 9, 10, <br />portions of Sections 1 I, 12, and 17, Township 13 South, Range 90 Wes[; <br />Portions of Sections I-3, I 1-13. Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Bowie and Somerset. <br />Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and wildlife resources information, [he fish and wildlife plan, <br />and the reclamation plan as i[ relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered <br />species, are requested. If wildlife habitat is [he proposed postmining land use, we request your evaluation of proposed woody <br />plant stocking levels, planting artangemenis, and methods for mitigation ofpotential adverse impacts. <br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted to the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology al the above address by May 22, 1998. It no comments are received by this date, we will proceed on the assumption <br />that your agency has no concerns with or objections to the applicant's pmpos'al. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Del1n County Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, Delta, CO <br />81416, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, <br />contact the Division of Minerals and Geulugy, Room 215. 1313 Sherman Street. Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 36fi-3567. <br />within thirty (30) days alter the last public notice in the De(ru Courrn~ /rrdeperrdenr <br />Sincerely. <br />~~~~r ~ ~- <br />William 1. Carter <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />}I \OSSURPTEIIAUBO^III W IC <br />