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iii ii iiii iii <br />crp~us <br />"~ Yampa vauey <br />Cyprus Yampa Valley Coal Corporation <br />29587 Routt County Road #27 <br />Oak Creek, Colorado 80467 <br />303-879-3800 <br />May 2, 1997 <br />Janet Binns <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />MAY Q ~ 1991 <br />Division of Minerals t!< Geology <br />RE: Technical Revision 97-08, Retention of Middle Creek Shop/Office <br />Building and Parking Area, and Elimination of Shrub Standard <br />Permit NO. 84-062 <br />Dear Ms. Binns <br />Colorado Yampa Coal Company is submitting a technical revision to the above <br />reference permit. The revision is requesting that the Division allow retention of <br />the Middle Creek Shop/Office building and pazking azea and the elimination of <br />the shrub standazd as part of the revegetation success criteria. Each will be <br />discussed below. <br />In reference to retention of the building and parking area, it is CYCC's <br />contention that this building and area can be used to facilitate the postmining <br />land use. A ranching operation requires both shop and administrative areas to <br />conduct its business. The building certainly satisfies this requirement. The <br />building and parking occupy approximately 2 acres on the Middle Creek/Foidel <br />Creek alluvial valley floor. However, this area is not significant to the ranching <br />operation it terms oC lost productivity. This area represents less than 2% of this <br />specific alluvial valley floor. <br />Once the revision is approved the bond will be decreased to reflect the actual <br />amount that is required for maintenance of the property until final bond <br />release. Using the 1994 bond calculations it appears that the bond will be <br />$57,600 when the revision is approved. This amount was arrived by deducting <br />the following and revising the indirect costs accordingly. <br />Credit <br />regrade facilities $309 <br />respread topsoil $9267 <br />structure demolition $204,544 <br />seeding $507 <br />Based upon the direct costs for reclaiming the site is $43,728. The indirect cost <br />associated with the reclamation work is as follows: <br />