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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 275
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 17, 2007
<br />Paul Daggett
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />White River Field Office
<br />73544 Hwy 64
<br />Meeker, CO 81641-9318
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 63 (TR-63)
<br />Addition of Forage Kochia to the Reclamation Seed Mix
<br />Dear Mr. Daggett:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />- 6i-
<br />SAF ETY
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive DireROr
<br />Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Pazagraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 16, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Deserado Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc..
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision proposes to add the plant species "forage Kochia" (Kochia prostrate) to the reclamation seed mix. This forb
<br />species is well adapted for use hT the mine area, is highly productive, is palatable [o livestock and wildlife, and is competitive
<br />with cheatgrass.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections I, 2, 3, 4, 10, I I, and 12, T2N, RI01 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of Sections 21, 23,
<br />25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, RI01 W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, T3N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in
<br />Rio Blanco County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rangely NE.
<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 Rio Blanco County
<br />Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 599, Meeker, CO 81641, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the 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 (IS) 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 />OLD
<br />Ke t A. Gorham
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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