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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dl'Ndn menl ul Ndl oral ReSUUrCeS <br />1111 Sherman 51.. Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (I0b t766-35ti7 <br />FAx~. (1031 b1?-8106 <br />August 21, 1997 <br />Lawrence Kline <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 <br />Re: Rimrock Strip Mine (Permit No. C-89-074) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 16 <br />Revise Revegetation Standards <br />Dear Mr. Kline: <br />., <br />{.3, <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL.. <br />RESOURCES - <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames S Lochhead <br />Executive Direnor <br />Mich. el B. Long <br />Division Direcbr <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 21, 1997, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Rimrock Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted <br />by Rimrock Coal Co.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this <br />date of filing. <br />In this revision, the operator proposes changes to the revegetation standards for live vegetative cover, species <br />diversity, and woody plant density. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles southeast of Trinidad, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of the NW 1/4 of Section 29, T33S, R63W of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Trinidad East. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas Counry Courthouse, <br />200 E First St Rm 104, Trinidad, CO 81082, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments <br />be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the <br />assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />L~~~~.., <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/JRC <br />M:\OS SV RC~TEMPAOJOTaJ7. K,\G <br />