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t III IIIIIIIIIIIII III STATE OF Cv~U1~AD0 DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 2I5 Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v 15 1 0 N o f Phone: 13031 866-3567 MINERAL 5 FAr. (303) a3?-8106 & GEOLOGY RECLAMATION April 4, 200( MINING•SAFETY Jim Green Bill Owens euvernor Colorado Historical Society Greg E. Walther The Colorado History Museum Executive Dlreaor 1300 Broadway Michael B. Lung Division Director Denver, CO 80203 Re: Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine (Pernrit No. C-1984-065) Technical Revision Application No. 18 (TR-18) Runoff Demonstration Dear Mr. Green: 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 April 4, 2001, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by NCIG Financial. Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. This proposed technical revision (revision) includes a demonstration that untreated drainage from reclaimed areas contributes suspended solids off site less than or equal to premining levels. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: T6S, R9l W; Portions of Sections 1 and 12 T6S, R90W; Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16 The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Storm King Mountain and New Castle The proposed technical revision would not incorporate additional lartds into the permit area or otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures. Therefore, pertinent portions of the application, including a mine plan map, are not enclosed. However, in accordance with [he 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 fmdi¢g that "the proposed operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or [hose 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." We request that you submit comments regarding your concurrence with, concerns with, or objections to this proposal. In order that we may comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submi«ed within fifteen (I S) days of this letter. Please refer to the MOU when undertaking your review.