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APR-O6-2001 FRI 01 29 PM WEST ELK MINE FAX N0. 19709295015 II P. 02 <br />11 I I II I II ~ I~ 1~~~ III <br />~"^t~ f3nitedStates f•'orest Paonia P.O.Box103D 99g <br />~l~B,)~ llepartmentof Service Ranger District N Rio Grande Ave. <br />+~3" Agriculture PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 Paonia, CO 81428 <br />FAX 970-527-0151 <br />File Code: 2$20_4 <br />Date: Apri14, 2001 <br />Mr. Gene DiClaudio <br />President <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 51434 <br />1)car Mr. lliClaudio, <br />This letter authorizes Mountain Coal Company (MCC) to commence operations for drilling gob <br />ventilation borcholes for longwall panels 14 and I S on the Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre and <br />Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) on April 5, 2001. The GMUG authorizes this activity under <br />environmental documentatia) contained attached Decision Memo (DM). This authorization is <br />conditioned on compliance with lease stipulations on federal coal leases C-1362 and COC- <br />5G447, included with the DM as Attachment A, and on specific Conditions of Approval included <br />as Attachment B. <br />Please note that this approval is only for MCC to reopen the West Flatiron drill site access road, <br />and drill from fomter drill locations 97-26-1 and RAV-10. Other road building or drill pad <br />construction is not authorized. It is MCC's responsibility to ensure that the on-scene coordinator <br />is aware of the stipulations and conditions of approval, and ensures that MCCs activities are in <br />contpliattce. <br />Please continue to coordinate all activities with Liane Mattson of my staff. <br />Sincerely, <br />~us~ J. ~-~-~ <br />SUSAN J. SPEAR <br />District Ranger <br />UPS Caring [or the Land and Serving People vimea vonecra~e v,v.: Lh <br />