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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 60203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />February 25, 2003
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING•SA FETY
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<br />Bob Schneider Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Greg E. watcher
<br />Cralg D1StRCt Office Executive Director
<br />455 Emerson Street Ronald W. Cattany
<br /> Acting Division Director
<br />Cralg, CO 81625
<br />Re: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 43 (TR-43)
<br />Haul Road 1 As-Built Certification
<br />Dear Mr. Schneider:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 25, 2003, an application to revise coal mining
<br />operations at the Seneca II-W Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing.. The revision was
<br />submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
<br />initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision provides an As-Built report and certification far Haul Road J at the Seneca II-W Mine.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles south of Hayden. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />TSN, R88W; All of Section 1S; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Hayden Gulch, Hayden,
<br />Dunckley & Mt. Hams.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
<br />At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
<br />the Routt County Courthouse, P.O. Box 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office, For
<br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. Or call me in Grand Junction, at (970) 242-5025.
<br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15)
<br />days of this letter. If no comments aze received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no
<br />concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely `'~
<br />~~ v ..
<br />Dan T. Mathews
<br />Enduonmental Protection Specialist
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