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<br />t~H~ ~J2 '91 1551 COLORRUO MIPIING RSSf~ 3a3 a9aE416 F.3i3 <br />2. The materials are available at the mine sites. Filing th m at a <br />local public facility ~is redundant. <br />3. The public comment period on permitting activities is def ned by <br />regulation. Providing the documents at a local public cility <br />during this period should service the public's need to review <br />pending actions. If a member of the public wants informati about <br />permitted activities, it is available at the mine site, w th the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division in Denver, and, in ost, if <br />not all cases in Colorado, at the U.S. Bureau of Land Man Bement <br />District Offices. We are not aware of any public demand f r such <br />information except during the pendency of a permitting acti ity. <br />4. This requirement would place an unnecessary burden on operat rs, the <br />state, OSM, and the public facilities holding the recor s. It <br />simply adds to the copious administrative paper requirem nts an <br />operator must comply with that has no impact on the actual n-the- <br />ground reclamation performance. The records could easily be ltered <br />if pages or volumes are removed without the operator having <br />knowledge or control and a subsequent inspection might resu t in a <br />citation at no fault of the operator. The regulatory auth rities <br />will spend additional time inspecting these records ins ead of <br />considering on-the-ground reclamation performance. <br />We trust you will give our concerns due consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION <br />David R. Cole <br />President. <br />