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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources, <br />1313 Sherman 5t„ Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832=8106 <br />April 15, 2002 <br />Rick Johnson <br />United Companies, Inc. <br />Box 3609 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 <br />~~ <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />~~~~~ ®~IC~/+C MINING•SAFETY <br />~~~ 11~~®I1~~1ICC~ BillOwens. <br />~: /yam y ~ y _,>, as ~ /Governor <br />~59; y.~j/ Greg E. Walther <br />~,G1r!+~C/I/fr6a7S ~i / EnecutiveDirector <br />-n~om1 EI ~S.l. / / Michael B. Long <br />q6/.YioN ~.0~, I/ Division Dire<IOr <br />Re: MMM /Chambers Pit, Permit No. M-1979-205, Technical Revision (TR-Ol) request. <br />Deaz Rick: <br />This Office has received United's (New Castle), request for a Technical Revision (TR) for the above <br />referenced site. The TR covers, as stated in the request, a change in the post mine land use for the <br />Reclamation Plan from rangeland to industrial for the Rocks R Us portion of the permit. The TR is <br />necessary to clear up an old issue that must be clazified before the request for partial release submitted <br />on March 11`a, 2002 can proceed. <br />The City of Rifle (City) and Colorado Division of Wildlife(DOW) have raised concerns about the <br />release request. Copies of the specific concerns have been forwarded to United by this Office. The <br />normal process for a TR is to address the issues."in house". However, do to the nature of the concerns <br />and the need to change the Reclamation Plan's post mining land use, the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology, Mineral's Supervisor, Mr. Bruce Humphries, has requested that United publish for public <br />comment the TR as if it were an amendment. This process will allow the City and DOW a chance to <br />review the TR and abate their concerns. Please place a copy of the TR at the appropriate place for <br />public review and publish for the appropriate four weeks. A copy of the publishing would be <br />appreciated by this Office for file documentation and decision date. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand <br />Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone no. <br />970.241.1117. <br />Sincerely, <br />i <br />G. Russel] Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: City of Rifle <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />