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~ ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III` . xeow Sanborn Creek Mine ,iBo~oen ~ s~eiauly~ In nois~n~p tss~ o s Nnr June 26, 1997 a~ni~~~a William J. Carter Environmental Protection Specialist State of Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Stipulation Number 14 Permit Number C-81-022 Dear Mr. Carter: In the October 29, 1996 Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for Permit Revision Number 3, Stipulation Number 14 was stated as pending. "Pacific Basin Resources must submit a mine plan change to, and receive approval from, all applicable state and federal agencies before pulling pillars from the B seam underneath any unmined C seam areas with less than 1,500 feet of cover within Federal Coal Lease COC-53510." In my November 6, 1996 response to the Proposed Decision, it was noted the mine plan showed pulling pillars from the B Seam underneath unmined C seam areas with less than 1,500 feet of cover within Federal Coal Lease COC-53510, and that approval of the mine plan change would meet the requirements of Stipulation Number 14. On November 7, 1996, the BLM issued the R2P2 Review for Modification of Federal Coal Lease COC-53510 to the Office of Surface Mining, cc'd to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Also on March 16, 1993, the BLM issued an Approval for Change in Mine Plan which revises part of the R2P2 for Federal Coal Lease COC-53510, following discontinuance of mining in the C seam. Although the Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for Permit Revision Number 3, was modified and re-issued on November 14, 1996 in response to my comments on other parts of the Proposed Decision, Stipulation Number 14 was still stated as pending. P O. B o x 5 3 5 S o m e r s e t C o l o r a d o 8 7 4 3 4 U S A TEL ( 9 7 0) 9 2 9- 5 1 2 2 F A X ( 9 7 0) 9 2 9- 5 1 7 7