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" °`T~ United States Department of the Interior °:.°°'~'°.w«"'~° <br />~ F <br />y $ Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />''+ac" a +9"0 2505 South Townsend Avenue <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />In Reply <br />Refer to: 3400 <br />COC61209 <br />August 24, zoos RECE~VEp <br />Joseph J. Dudash, EPS AUG 2 9 2~OS <br />Colorado DMG - DNR <br />Denverhe OnSt•~80203 215 Divisionof~inerals~G~(~y <br />RE: Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL), - MR for Gob Vent Hole B2-B Relocation - (C-96-0831 <br />Dear Mr. Dudash: <br />As a matter of confirmation regarding BLM concems with the relocation of gob vent hole B2-B to vent methane <br />from the B2 longwall gob as discussed earlier today by phone, we are sending [his letter as an acknowledgement that <br />BLM has no concerns with relocating site B2-B to the proposed location on an existing temporary road, providing <br />that all post-activity reclamation is achieved. <br />Cultural Resources were previously inventoried (UFO #00/132),and no sites were found. No further work is <br />necessary. Native American Religious Concems, Threatened and Endangered Species, and analysis of water <br />depletions for endangered fish were adequately covered in EA CO-034-U-96-35 and EA CO-150-2004-029 DNA, <br />and water use under this proposal would not exceed that for which a depletion payment was made under the existing <br />NEPA documents. There are no additional concems relative to impacts on endangered, threatened, or candidate <br />species. <br />This drilling project shall be subject to the terms, conditions and stipulations of Coal Lease COC61209, and <br />requirement of CDMG Permit C-96-083. <br />Please send us an update of the reclamation bond amount held by the State. <br />If you have any questions please contact me at 970-240-5302. <br />Sincerely, <br />Desty Dyer, BLM~IVI~ ing Engineer <br />