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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Rewurces
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 5, 2006
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 49 (TR-49)
<br />Non-Coal Waste Disposal Area
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />0.EC LA MATION•MINING
<br />SAEETT•SOIE NCE
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cottony
<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 January 4, 2006, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Roadside
<br />Portals was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. All
<br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The revision would allow for establishment of a non-coal waste disposal area within abandoned sewage lagoons at the unit train
<br />loadout area.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 2Q 2l, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, and 35, TIOS, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 6, 7, and 18, Tl IS,
<br />R97W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14, T11S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Section 1, T1S, R2E, Ute PM;
<br />all in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cameo & Palisade
<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 Mesa County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, P.O. Box 20,000, Grand Junction, CO 81501, and at the Division offices in Denver and Grand Junction. To provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 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 />(15) 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 />If you have questions or need additional information regarding this revision, please contact me at the Grand Junction Field
<br />Office, (970) 2~4z'~3~25, or email danieLmathews@state.co.us.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Dan
<br />Protection Specialist
<br />Office of Office of Colorado
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