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r ~~:~~ <br />• ~T <br />'' ~`1 <br />-• <br />_~ : ~, : ~, <br />united States Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF LAND NANAGE)NENT <br />CRAIG D(SZ'R1CT OPF)CE <br />•13 Ems Seeet <br />~, Colo~do IllZS <br />~Y ZQ~ <br />Mr. Steve Renner, Coal Prograw Supervisor <br />colorsdo Dlvielon e! Minerals am neology, Roes 216 <br />131] ShermaD St. <br />Deaver, Colorado 8020 <br />Dear Mr. Ranaen <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />999 <br />ooc-anTT <br />(19D) <br />The 6uwsu o[ Land Manageesnt (aLM) eeepletad as ).aepaCtlOn of Larr Coal <br />CCaammppaanny• Masr Mina, Pit /1, with the txlorado Divlaioa o! Minerals and <br />Geology (CaMiG) and the Ollica of 8urlacw M1ninQ (OSlQ to svalaate the <br />lptaemadlate pit reolemaeion. share la a dilfareaca o! opinion between CDMiR <br />and 0511 regarding ehe.ltaal saclamation goals tar Pit }1. COMi0 had approved <br />-Technical Rwiaien }7 sad }10 asthorir~~eeqq.a line! deep .alley Coaliguration, <br />davLeiny lros the orlglnal pcepoaed eonllguratLwt. The OSM repraae~tive. <br />Steve Rathbun, lato:msd the group that the rmontouriaq was • ~iolaLloDt <br />rather than ieceaetructlag the large ridge. the pit ran reeaotourad to the <br />at~Ma^'~ lpplOVed i6 thaCLMCG•• tachaleal reviaioaa. <br />The sethnlcal ravlaiona approved by CDMiG neat tlw land asaagwwat objeceivea <br />of the RL)!. The ~~~is the priaary landowner tsunagar) o! the land <br />aacwpaaaad by' Pit /.1. The erieting pit Coattgeratiea areta Lha RtM'e lend <br />eanagamant.regairamanis for gracing and wildlit. habitat. The cite hsa bean <br />racantaurad to~a shape +dtiah bleach with the aarroaadiog laadacape. and <br />topoQ~P~Y 3Tla Change 1n vt*~~~~ diracti,oa !.d Of.aor, with all ~lutut0 <br />~rueo[r re~alaing~trlhutacy to the Cagadlan River. <br />The )tern Coal Campaay has.canplied with Taehaleal~~RavLiona }7 and }10 is good <br />faith. -.Ragn;rlaq Item Coll to rnetore Plt Y1 to tta appeo:!mate origlaal <br />contour will rsatoz4 the ahapa b! the Land, but wili.aot:Surthar improve its <br />value to the pnbllc.~ It is~our reeomendation~that the CDM40 and OSM do mt <br />Leann a ^otice o! vlolatiaa to 1Cecr coal. <br />eon seroat~im ~ ~°atimu regarding our poaitian bn ekle cutter,. pleae~ <br />Perry. Ratnrsl Resource specialist, ae the Rrelmllaq area Office, <br />(]03) T2C~]4]7. <br />Sincerely, <br />fit,, ~'~~' <br />een aehnaldar <br />actlag Diatriet Manager <br /> <br />