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I: <br />1925M <br />P . c-' <br />III III III IIIIIII III Ce~p,,,,.lo <br />999 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />BROOKS TOWERS <br />1020 15TH STREET <br />DENVER. COLORADO 80202 <br />May 24, 1988 <br />Mr. R. 0. Atkinson <br />Director of Lands and <br />Colowyo Coal Compagv <br />5731 State Hwy 13 <br />Environmental Affairs <br />Meeker, Colorado 81641 <br />Dear Mr. Atkinson: <br />^ <br />pp~~TApI~(E~ <br />AIMERICA~ <br />-~ ~ <br />In Reply Refer To: <br />4441 <br />CO-0015 <br />The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has terminated, <br />effective immediately, Federal permit CO-0015, issued on February 22, 1983, for <br />the Colowyo mine. The Federal permit was terminated in accordance with OSMRE's <br />Directive on the Termination of Federal Permits xhen the State has a cooperative <br />agreement that delegates the permitting responsibilities on Federal lands to the <br />State. The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division (NERD) has issued State <br />permit C-81-019 for the Colowyo mine in accordance with the Colorado State <br />program and cooperative agreement. <br />I have enclosed the memorandum terminating the Federal permit and the applicable <br />conditions of approval of the Colowyo mine mining plan approved by the Assistant <br />Secretary on February 18, 1983, for Federal leases D-034365 and C-35874. These <br />conditions were previously incorporated in the Federal permit. <br />Colorado MLRD is now the regulatory authority for surface coal mining and <br />reclamation operations on Federal lands at the Colowyo mine under Colorado State <br />permit C-81-019, the Colorado State program, end the cooperative agreement. <br />Mining operations on Federal leases D-034365 and C-35874 moat be conducted in <br />accordance with the approved mining plan, the leases, the Mineral Leasing Act of <br />1920, as amended, and its implementing regulations, as xell as the State permit. <br />If you have anq questions, please contact Rick Williamson at (303) 844-2915. <br />Sincerely, <br />~'~~ O <br />R~ngh, Chief <br />Federal Lands Branch <br />Encl~o~~ures T <br />cc:`~ Gregg Squire, MLRD <br />R. Hagen, OSMRE/AFO <br />BEM, Craig <br />Regional Director, USFWS, Denver <br /> <br />FdAY ~ ~ 186 <br />~1?i~wD LAI~~ <br />fiECLAfv'A}'fON CSIVI:iION <br />