ENFORCE33921

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 8/17/2005
• Doc Name: Request for 90 Extension of NOV Abatement
• From: Jim Stark
• To: Ron Cattany
• Violation No.: CV2004001
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Departrnent of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
MIN SRALS
GEOLOGY
0.ECLA NAiION•NINING
SAFETY•SCIENCE
Bill Owens
To: Ron Cattany covemor
Russell George
From: Jim Stark Executive Director
Ronald W. fattany

Date:
17 August 2005 Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Subject: Request for 90-Day Extension of NOV Abatement
Colowyo Mine (C-1981-019)
NOV CV-2004-001
The Division issued Notice of Violation (NOV) CV-2004-001 to the Colowyo Coal
Company's (CCC) Colowyo Mine on 22 June 2004. The NOV was issued for
conducting mining operations on and removing coal from un-eased federal lands without
proper State and Federal approvals.
The Division's abatement contained three parts. The first two parts were complied with
on 9 July 2004. The third part of the abatement requires Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) approval of a new (or modified) lease for the area. CCC has submitted a lease
modification application and has gone through several rounds of adequacy reviews with
BLM. CCC is currently awaiting approval of the lease modification so they can submit a
revision to the Division, thereby satisfying part three of the abatement.
The current date for the abatement is 16 September 2005. In a letter dated 11 August
2005, CCC has requested an additional 90-days to allow adequate time for BLM and
Division approvals. CCC's latest request meets the requirements of Rule 5.03.2(2) for
approval.
I request that you sign the attached NOV extension form, extending the deadline until 15
December 2005. As noted below, Dave Berry concurs with the extension.
CV-2004-001.
Office of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey