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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />November 19, 2003 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.ECLAM ATION•NINING <br />SAf ETY•SCIENCE <br />Robert J. Shevlin <br />g Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Seneca Coal Company Greg E. Walther <br />P.O. Box 670 Executive Director <br />Hayden, CO 81639 Ronald W. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) Natural Resource Tmstee <br />Technical Revision No. 25 ('I'R-25) <br />Additional Postmine Channel (1'PM-13), Revised PMT for Valora Pit, and Variance Request for <br />Bacld-dl and Grading in Portion of Valora Pit <br />Deaz Mr. Shevling: <br />We have received your technical revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. <br />Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.RS., have been submitted. Thus, your application has been considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing as of November 19, 2003. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and <br />the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Unless notification to the contrary accompanies this letter, the proposed newspaper advertisement submitted with <br />the application has been found to be satisfactory. You should publish this advertisement as specified in <br />Rule 2.08.4(6) of the Regulations. Proof of the publication of the advertisement must be filed with the Division as <br />soon as available after the publication date. <br />Coincident with the publication, a copy of the revision application, less confidential items, must be filed for public <br />inspection with the appropriate public office as specified by you in the notice. Any subsequent changes or <br />additions to the application must also be made in this copy, at the same time it is submitted to the Division. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have submitted <br />aze adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. In accordance with <br />Section 34-33-I 16(5) of the Act, a proposed decision approving or denying this application will be issued no later <br />than January 18, 2004. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />crR-oz_c[99aoaz tv8a zoosltt9 zal3arM <br />Office of - Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />Colorado <br />Geological Survey <br />