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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 8, 2004
<br />John Husband
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Little Snake Resource Area
<br />455 Emerson
<br />Craig CO 81625
<br />Re: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 47 (TR-47)
<br />Revision of Aspen Study Plan
<br />Deaz Mr. Husband:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION O E
<br />MIN sRALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLAMATION•MININO
<br />SAFETY•SCIENCE
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Greg E. Walther
<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 7, 2004, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Seneca II-W
<br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review
<br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision was submitted to abate Notice of Violation (NOV) CV-2003-015. The revision will allow for modification of
<br />certain aspects of the aspen study plan, including the schedule of work and the plot layout.
<br />The Surface coal mining operaticn is on land located approximately 9 miles South of Hayden. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />TSN, R88W; All of Secfion 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, RSSW; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87 W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above-mentioned irncts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Hayden Gulch, Hayden, Danckley,
<br />and Mt. Hams.
<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 Routt County
<br />Courthouse, P.O. Box 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to
<br />provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3562 In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments aze received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerel~~
<br />1
<br />Dan T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />DTM/Jrc
<br />- - ' 00 Office of Colorado
<br />- O ice of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey
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