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<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303)832-8106
<br />January 26, 2001
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />0.EC LA MATION
<br />MINING•SAFETY
<br />Phil Hegetnan Bill Owens
<br />Colorado Department of Health covernnr
<br />Water Quality Convol Division Permit Section Greg E. Walther
<br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Eaec~uve Direclnr
<br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 Michael B. Long
<br />Division Director
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 53 (TR-53)
<br />Revision Order Responses
<br />Dear Mr. Hegeman:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in acwrdance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 26, 2001, an application [o revise coal mining operations
<br />at the Deserado Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Blue Mountain
<br />Energy, Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision was submitted in response to an order to Revise Permi[ issued by DMG. The revision includes map
<br />revisions to more accurately delineate disturbance area boundaries, and provides additional design documentation and
<br />demonstratioas for Small Area Sediment ConVOI exemptions (SAE'S).
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land IDCated approximately 7 miles northeast of Rangely, Colorado. The
<br />permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, ]0, 1 I, and 12, T2N, R101 W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31,
<br />34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, T3N, RIOIW, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco
<br />County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Rangely NE & Cactus Reservoir.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the
<br />time of publigtion of this notice, the applicant is additionally required [o place a copy of this appligtion at the Town Hall
<br />in Rangely, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of
<br />Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to
<br />comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. if no
<br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the
<br />applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerel ~L.~ /~
<br />Dan T. Mathews `/JX,hly-~
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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