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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 5[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 IVl I ICI E RA (, S <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 & <br />GEOLOGY <br />Mazch20,2001 RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Marie Stiles <br /> Bill Owens <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Governor <br />Montrose District Office Greq E. Walther <br />2465 SOUth Townsend Avenue Executive Director <br />Montrose, CO $1401 Michael a. Long <br /> Division Director <br />Re: Bowie Mine No. l (Permit No. C-1981-038) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 35 (TR-35) <br />Remove Train Loadout and Stockpile Area from Permit <br />Deaz Ms. Stiles: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 19, 2001, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie Mine <br />No. 1 was considered complete for the purposes of f ling. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Ac[ and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Technical Revision No. 35 provides for Che removal of the Bowie No. 1 Train Loadout and s[ockpi]e area, including the <br />associated reclamation liability, from the Bowie No. I Permit. Under a separate revision, Technical Revision No. 19, the train <br />loadout and stockpile area, including the associated reclamation liability, would be added to the Bowie No. 2 Permit. No other <br />changes wou]d occur with this revision. <br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 nines north of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections I, 2, 3, 10-15, 22-25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 24-32, Township l3 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />The applicant is requited [o 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 [his application a[ [he Paonia Public Library, <br />P.O. Box 969, Paonia, CO 81428, and a[ the Division office. For additional information or [o provide written comments, <br />contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Shetman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In <br />order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this <br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections <br />to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />~. <br />]'seph D h <br />nvironmental Protection Specialist <br />C-TR-O7 CI981038 1JD_20010J?0_914]5 AM <br />