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February 13, 1998 <br />Mr. Kent Gorham <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />215 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver. Colorado 80203-2273 <br />RE: Technical Revision O2 -Response to Stipulations 11 for <br />Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit C-96-084) <br />Dear Mr. Gorham: <br />~-i ~u~unnii~ m <br />RECEIVEp <br />FEB ~ 7 1998 <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />Lorencito Coal Company, LLC (LCC) hereby requests approval of Technical Revision 02 to the <br />above referenced permit to respond to the shrub stipulation placed on the permit during the approval <br />process. Attached is a Technical Revision Form and proposed newspaper notice for your approval. <br />The following paragraphs provide the stipulation and the appropriate information for our response. <br />Stipulation # 11 <br />Lorencito Coal Company will submit a Technical Revision to the Permit by February 15, 1998 to <br />incorporate a plan to establish shrubs on the reclaimed portions of the surface mine. This plan will <br />address those issues as defined by the Division of Wildlife, as outlined in their adequacy letters <br />and/or adequacy questions 111, 190, and 191 of the initial Division adequacy review, LLC <br />responses, or any subsequent review as documented. <br />Response <br />LCC has developed a shrub reclamation plan for the surface mine area which establishes shrub plots <br />within the reclaimed grassland community. These plots range in size from 1/4 acre to six acres and <br />are proposed for north and east facing slopes to maximize potential success. Establishment methods <br />range from concentrated shrub seeding to transplant of shrubs from areas to be disturbed. Species <br />are consistent with the native community and those that will adapt to disturbed area conditions. The <br />plots are placed to provide corridors for wildlife movement. The attached revised pages 2.05-59a, <br />2A5-60, 2.05-65, 2.05-66b, 2.05-66c, 2.05-66d, 2.05-73, 2.05-73a, 2.05-74, and 2.05-75 of the <br />permit dotarment provide a description of the proposed plan to establish shrubs in the surface mine <br />area. <br />5231 South Quebec Sueet • Greenwood Village. Colorado 8011 I <br />Phone (303) 850-0930 • Fax (.303) 721-9298 <br />Web Site: www.greystone-consul[ants.com • E-mail: greystone@greystone-consultants.com <br />Envrronmenta! Planners, Scientists and Engirtecrs <br />