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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />August 29, 2007 <br />Carl Johnston <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 36 (TR-36) <br />Sediment Pond 012A Design, Dragline Deadhead Route <br />Reconstruction Design, and Postmine Channel Turf Reinforcement Mat Design <br />Dear Mr. Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- &- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section I16, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 29, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at the <br />Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision provides a design for a new sediment pond th the Yoast South mine area (Pond 012A), supplemental <br />channel designs using turf reinforcement ma[ for postmine channels in the South mine area and, design of a reconstructed <br />channel section along the Dragline Deadhead Route. The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this revision <br />application. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area <br />is further described as follows: <br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32 <br />TSN, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 2Q, 29, 30 <br />Mt. Hams & Dunckley <br />The above-mentioned Vacts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunckley and Mount Hams. <br />The applicant is required to 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 at the Hayden Public Library, <br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections [o, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />/~?~ ~u~e~ P, 13ra <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Envvonmental Protection Specialist <br />AM~pP$B/A 1hd <br />UttI000i\emp\C-TR-03_C1994082 MPB_0829200]114615.doc ~ttjc20f <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />