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<br />~ <br />_.~ <br />• <br />STATE OF <br />III IIIIIIIIillll 111 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department o! Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 II~~~ <br />Phone: 13031866-3567 <br />FA%. 1303) 8328106 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br />November 8, 1994 NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br />Mi. Mitch Rollings Roy Romer <br />Office of Surface Mining Governor <br />Albu uer ue Field Office <br />q q lames 5. Lochhead <br /> Executive Director <br />505 Marquette Avenue NW Michael B Long <br />Surte 1200 Division Director <br />Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br />Re: Ten-Day Notice (TDN) X-94-020-370-002 <br />Somerset Mining Company, Permit No. C-81-022 <br />Dear Mr. Rollings: <br />On November 3, 1994, we received your most recent correspondence pertaining to the above- <br />referenced Ten-Day Notice (TDN). The Division of Minerals and Geology has required <br />Somerset Mining Company to submit a technical revision application no later than November 14, <br />1994, which addresses all aspects of the Approximate Original Contour Variance rules cited in <br />the TDN. These rules include the issue of landowner consent, and this issue will be addressed <br />with our consideration of the forthcoming technical revision. <br />Resolution of these issues may include ground surveys, site inspections, and communications with <br />other agencies. Technical revision processing is governed by Colorado regulations, allowing <br />specific timeframes and requiring specific public notification processes. These combined factors <br />necessitate utilization of the full amount of time allowed and mandated by Colorado regulation. <br />The situation does not constitute an emergency. The initial joint inspection occurred May 11, <br />1994, and the OSM repoR was received July 22, 1994. The TDN was not received until <br />October 3, 1994. Our need to utilize the previously specified timeframes is both reasonable and <br />necessary. The pending issues are being pursued by this agency with diligence. <br />Thank you for your consideration of these matters. <br />Protection Specialist <br />c: Susan McCannon, DMG <br />Tony Waldron, DMG <br />M:\OSS\HI W\DAB.TDN <br />lir+ui DJw <br />