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application form and proposed newspaper public notice. The application was deemed complete on January
<br /> 18,2001,and notices were provided to various local, state,and federal agencies on that date.
<br /> Public notice of the renewal application was initially published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel once a
<br /> week for four consecutive weeks beginning February 1, 2001. The public notice was additionally run in the
<br /> Glenwood Post once a week for four consecutive weeks beginning on October 30, 2001, and again in the
<br /> Grand Junction Daily Sentinel once a week for four consecutive weeks beginning on October 31, 2001.
<br /> Proof of publication was provided to the Division on March 7,2001, December 10, 2001,and July 8,2002.
<br /> The Division received only one written comment and one phone comment during the review period.
<br /> The Division's adequacy review was conducted with the following sequence of notification letters,
<br /> adequacy review letters,response submittals, and associated correspondence. There was a substantial delay
<br /> in the review period, which was due to the bankruptcy of LEI, and subsequent delays associated with
<br /> transfer of federal coal leases from LEI to CAM.
<br /> January 18, 2001—Notices of availability for review and request for comments provided to Bureau of
<br /> Land Management Grand Junction Resource Area(BLM),Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado,
<br /> Garfield County Commissioners,Colorado Dept. of Health Air Pollution Control Division,Garfield County
<br /> Planning Department, Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado Division
<br /> of Water Resources, Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Colorado
<br /> Natural Areas Program, State Board of Land Commissioners, Office of Surface Mining Western Regional
<br /> Coordinating Center (OSM), Natural Resources Conservation Service Glenwood Springs Field Office
<br /> (NRCS), Colorado Dept. of Health Water Quality Control Division, Colorado River Water Conservation
<br /> District, Colorado Historical Society/Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
<br /> Service.
<br /> February 5, 2001—DMG received a comment letter from SHPO indicating that approval of the renewal
<br /> application would not affect cultural resources. DMG also received a phone comment from Susan Nall, of
<br /> the Army Corps of Engineers. Ms. Nall voiced no objection to the renewal, but she did request that the
<br /> operator be advised that any proposals to place fill in intermittent drainages would require a permit from the
<br /> Army Corps of Engineers.
<br /> March 14, 2001—The Division's initial, Preliminary Adequacy Review letter (PAR) was sent to LEI.
<br /> Comments received from SHPO and the Army Corps of Engineers were forwarded to LEI with the PAR.
<br /> Clarifications, updates and corrections were requested in regard to the following items: Erroneous
<br /> information presented on the application form; unacceptable wording of the cancellation clause of the
<br /> insurance certificate; ownership and control information inconsistencies or deficiencies, and outdated
<br /> compliance information (based on Applicant Violator System checks); outdated right-of-entry information;
<br /> outdated operation plan information; narrative inconsistencies regarding generation and disposal of coal and
<br /> non-coal waste materials; narrative inconsistencies regarding haul road reclamation; outdated narrative and
<br /> appendix information relating to the hydrologic monitoring plan and probable hydrologic consequences
<br /> projections; absence of narrative commitment to provide six month notice to property owners prior to
<br /> initiation of undermining.
<br /> May 18, 2001—The Division's reclamation cost estimate indicating the need for a reclamation bond
<br /> increase of $79,026.00, based on a total estimated reclamation liability of $271,563.00, was sent to the
<br /> operator. The cost estimate was subsequently revised to$265,431.00, in association with TR-12.
<br /> June 14,2001—The Division sent a letter to the operator expressing concern with how the March 30,2001
<br /> bankruptcy filing would affect LEI's ability to post required additional bond and maintain compliance, and
<br /> requesting prompt submittal of responses to the PAR letter.
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