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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcemem snits lzoa 505 Marquette Avenue N.W. Albuquerque, New Mexico 8710? July 27, 1995 Mr. Michael B. Long, Director Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Natural Resources 215 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 ~~r~jvFn AUG 0 7 1995 ilivisiun ut nmierais tf< Geology Re: Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) June 9, 1995, Response to Ten-Day Notice (TDN) 95-020-179-003, Coal Ridge Mine (C-84-065) Dear Mr. Long: This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM), Albuquerque Field Office (AFO) receipt of the subject June 9, 1995, TDN response. AFO apologizes for the delay in answering your response. As you know, OSM is in the midst of a major reorganization which has involved transferring ongoing projects from AFO to the Denver Field Division (DFD) of the OSM Western Regional Coordinating Center (WRCC). Chief, DFD, at 303-672-5524 to schedule the meeting. In your response summary (page 2, last paragraph) you indicate that "...most, if not all of the concerns cited in the TDN may be resolved by measures which DMG is requiring the operator to take in order to address the deficiencies upon which our decision to deny bond release were based." I have discussed this issue with Jim Fulton and we agree that a consultation with DMG to discuss both the reclamation plan and relationship of the measures which DMG is requiring the operator to take, to the applicable provisions of Colorado Rule 4.14.2, will be helpful to resolve the TDN. Please contact Mr. Jim Fulton, The Denver Field Division will postpone issuing the finding required at 30 CFR 842.11(b)(1)(iii)(A) until after the conclusion of the meeting. Sincerely, ri2~ ~~Z~ Arthur W. Abbs, Acting Director Albuquerque Field Office cc: Jim Fulton