2006-01-09_REVISION - M1980193

• Permit No: M1980193
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/9/2006
• Doc Name: Decision Date
• From: DMG
• To: Interested Parties
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 60203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
January 9, 2006
Re: Sokol Pit Decision date M-1980-193.
Dear Interested Parties.
COLORADO
DIVISION O F
MIN SRALS
GEOLOGY
REOIAN ATION•NINING
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
A number of the objectors have inquired about the decision
date for the Amendment application. Rule 1.4.9 (3) of the
Construction Materials Rules and Regulation, states, "Where
a 112 Reclamation Permit Application is set for a hearing,
the Board shall make a final decision on the application
with in one hundred twenty (120) days after the day the
application was filed, unless the date set for
consideration has been extended pursuant to subparagraphs
1.4.1(7)(9) or Rule 1.8, or section 34-32.511(2), C.R.S.
The applicant sent a letter to the Division, waiving its
right to a Division decision within ninety (90) days on
October 25, 2005. The 90th day for the Division to make
recommendation or decision was November 14th, 2005. After
receiving the written waiver, the decision date was changed
to February 14, 2006.Parties were sent a copy of the letter
sent to the operator, explaining the reason the original
decision date was changed on October 26, 2005. Since there
were no changes to the Division's recommendation, after the
second comment period ended on December 7, 2005, the
Rational to recommend approval of the Amendment was sent to
all parties on December 15, 2006. Under Rule 1.4.9 (3) the
hearing date is re-set accordingly. Therefore, the written
approval provisions do not apply. The Board will hear the
matter at its February 15-16 meeting. Once a written
objection is received to an application, unless a written
withdrawal is received from all objectors, the matter has
to be brought before the Board for a decision.
OfFice of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Rxlama[ion Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey