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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303)832$106 <br />Apri126, 2007 <br />Carl Johnston <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: Seneca II Mine (Permit No. C-1980-005) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 44 (TR-44) <br />Reduction in Wildlife Monitoring <br />Dear Mr. Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- St- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cottony <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colomdo Revised Stam[es, that on April 26, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at the <br />Seneca l] Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision proposed to revise [he Seneca II wildlife monitoring plan to cease winter aerial survey for big game. <br />The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this revision application. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles southeast of Hayden, Colorado. The pemlit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />TSN, R87W; All of Sections 1, 2 and 12; Portions of Sections 3,11 and 13 <br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 27, 34, 35 and 36 <br />TSN, R86W; Portions of Sections 6 and 7. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Milner and Mount Hams. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of <br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Hayden Public Library, <br />P.O. Box 1813, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman SVeet, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />./ l I L"/ "mil <br />Michael P. Boulay~`~'~~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-TR-03 C1980005 MPB 04262007092655 <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />