STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />t 313 Sherman st., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832$106
<br />February 27, 2006
<br />Natural Resources Conservation Service
<br />Craig Field Office
<br />USDA Service Center
<br />356 Ranney Street
<br />Craig CO 81625
<br />Re; Cobwyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 63 (TR-63)
<br />Update The Post Mining Topography for The Colowyo Mine
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />0.EC L~N~TION•NINING
<br />S~f ETT•ECIENCE
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Govemar
<br />Russell George
<br />Enecutive Director
<br />Ronald W. catwny
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 21, 2006, an application [o revise coal mining operations at the Colowyo
<br />Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal Company L.P..
<br />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 Coal Mine to address questions raised in the
<br />5 May 2005 midterm review. Specificalty, this revision addresses questions raised about the mine's post-mining topography.
<br />This revision may, based on changes to the post-mining topography, result in a change ro the mine's reclamation Iiabiliry. No
<br />additional lands wit! be disturbed as a result of this revision.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig Colorado. The permit azea is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, I5, l6, 17, 20, 21 and T3N, R93 W; and Sections 13, I5, 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 requ"ved 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 W. Victory Way, Craig CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact [he Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 2I5, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that' you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />James R. Stark
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JRS/Ahd
<br />C-TR.(?1fttC~[d19 fRS ?0060222 93057 AM Office of Colorado
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey
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