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ANN TATYIM. , <br />129 NORTH COMMEIiCIAJ~ STREET <br />_ .:,'TRINIDAD, COT.ORADO 81082 <br />Phonei,'~19 846-0149 Fax: 719 8460159 <br />January 29, 2007 <br />Mr. Al Klein <br />Western Regional Director <br />Ofifice of Surface Mining <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 <br />Mr. Jim Fulton <br />Chief <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />P.O. Rnx 46667 <br />Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 <br />Mr. I1ave Berry <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safehy <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Facsimile (303) 844-1545 <br />Facsimile (303) 844-1545 <br />Facsimile 303 832 8106 <br />THIS COMMUNICATION TS NOT PRIVILEGED <br />lie: T'atutn/Basin <br />Gentlemen: <br />T am forwarJiitg a copy of my 7anuary 26b' letter and attachments to Mr. Fterry by <br />copy of this letter. <br />Immediate issuance of the NOV should have a short abatement date - NO <br />MORE than 30 days 'VViTH NO EXTENSION OF TIME. Procedure Then mandates, <br />if the NOV is not abated issuance of the Failure to Abate Cessation Order - 30 days to <br />coarply - NO EXTENSION. If not abated then alternative enforcement -injunctive <br />relief, criminal penalties and individual civil penalties. BOND FORFEI'I''(JRE is <br />not alternative enforcement and should not be an option or used in lieu <br />of alternative enforcement. <br />OSM must ensure that the State make the amrnluiCat rctroactivc. OSM clearly <br />indicated in the 1995 preamble that the bonding regulation, 817.121 b (5), was nothing <br />more than a CLARiFICAT'IO1V of the existing bond requirements to increase the hands <br />~ regarding a new reclamation obligation. <br />Z0 3~JCd Wflldl WIP 65Z09b86tL 5T~6L L00Z/6Z/S0 <br />