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Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve, with the following <br />stipulations, an application for a permit revision which entails addition of a new mining area <br />east of the Sanborn Creek portals. This new mining area will extract coal from the B coal <br />seam. <br />Stipulation No. 21 <br />THe APPROVAL of PERMIT REVISION No. 3 (PR-03) Is coxmvcENT uroN BURPAU of LwD <br />MANAGF.MPNI' APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATION OF COAL i rACE COC-53510 AND OFFICE OF <br />SURFACE MINING APPROVAL OF THE MINE PLAN FOR THE EASTERN LFi~SE MODIFICATION AREA. <br />Stipulation No. 22 <br />THE APPROVAL OF PERMIT REVISION NO.3 (PR-O3) IS CONTINGENT UPON UNTIED STATES FISH <br />AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CONCURRENCE WITH THE DrnSIGN S DECISION TO APPROVE THE REVISION <br />APPLICATION. <br />Stipulation No. 23 <br />WmnN 6O DAYS OF FINAL APPROVAL OF PERMIT REVISION NO.3 (PR-O3), ALL MAPS SHOWING <br />THE PERMrI' BOUNDARY MUST BE REVISED AND SUBMrITED TO THE DIVISIGN IN THE FORM OF A <br />MINOR REVISION. <br />Stipulations 1 through 13, 15, and 17 through 20 were all previously resolved. Stipulations <br />pending are: <br />Stipulation No. 14: <br />PACIFIC BASIN RESOURCES MUST SUBMR' A MINE PIAN Cf1ANGE TO, AND RECEIVE APPROVAL <br />FROM, AIL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES BEFORE PULLING PILLARS FROM THE B <br />SEAM UNDERNPATH ANY UNMINED C SEAM AREAS Wrni LESS TF1AN 1,500 FEET OF COVER WITHIN <br />FEDERAL COAL I.rnsE COC-53510. <br />Stipulation No. 16: <br />THE OPERATOR WIU~ PURSUANT TO RULE 4.10.2(2)(6), SUBMIT TO THE DMSIGN AS PART OF <br />THE QUARTERLY COAL MINE WASTE PILE INSPECTION REPORT, COMPACCION TEST RESULTS FOR <br />THAT PILE TESnNG WILL TARE PLACE ON AN AS-NEEDED BA515, DEPENDING ON THE RATE AT <br />WHICH THE PILE RECEIVES COAL MINE WASTE, TO ENSURE SCABILnY OF THE PILE. <br />Sanborn C¢ek Mioc 3 Permit Rcvision No. 3 <br />