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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
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<br />Phone: (303) 8643567
<br />C O L D RA D O
<br />D I V 15 1 0 N O F
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 8328106 MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />September l7, 2007 Bill Ritter, Ir.
<br /> Governor
<br />Carl Johnston Hanis D. Sherman
<br />Office of Surface Mining Executive Director
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center Ronald w. cottony
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 olvision Director
<br />P.O. BOX 46667 Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 68 (TR-68)
<br />Design of a Small Area Exemption for Sediment Control
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September l7, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at
<br />the Colowyo Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal
<br />Company L.P.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The Colowyo Coal Company has submitted a Technical Revision for the Colowyo Mine to add a material borrow area for the
<br />construction of the Section 28 and possibly the Section 21 Ponds. The proposed disturbance is within [he current permit
<br />boundary but will increase the disturbed and affected boundaries by approximately 1.2 acres. The proposed borrow area is
<br />approximately %, mile west of the Section 28 Pond location, along the Sturgeon Road. This revision also includes SEDCAD
<br />modeling for a small area exemption for the surface water runoff for the site, as it will not pass through a sediment pond. The
<br />area has aUeady been surveyed for threatened and endangered species and azchaeological resources.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, I Q 1 1, 14, I5, 16, 17, 2Q 21 and T3N, R93 W; and Sections 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,
<br />28, 33 and 34, T4N, R93 W; 6th Prime Meridian.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Axial and Nine Mile Gap.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Moffat County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 221 West Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact [he Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (1 S) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />James R. Stark
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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