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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Na[ural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />DIVISION o l
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 M 1 N E RA L'
<br />Phone: (303) 866.3567 &
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br /> GEOLOGl
<br /> RECLAMATION
<br />October 3, 2001 MINING•SAFETY
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<br />Catherine Robertson Bill Owens
<br />covernnr
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Greg E. Walther
<br />Grand Junction Resource Area Ezeculive Director
<br />2815 H Road Michael B. Long
<br /> Division Duecror
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81506
<br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 38 (TR-38)
<br />Revegetatioo Plan Changes
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />Dear Ms. Robertson:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 3, 2001, an application to revise coal mining
<br />operations at the Roadside Portals was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted
<br />by Powderhom Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
<br />initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision would amend the approved species diversity success standard, modify the reclamation seedmix for
<br />the refuse azeas, and propose an interseeding plan for the south and west facing slopes of the refuse disposal areas.
<br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 26,2 7, 28, 29, 34, and 35, T10S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 6, 7, and
<br />I8, TI IS, R97W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 1, Z, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Ti tS, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Section
<br />1, Tl S, R2E, Ute PM; all in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Cameo and Palisade.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
<br />At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
<br />the Mesa County Courthouse, Box 20,000, Grand Junction, CO 81501, and at the Division office. For additional
<br />information or to provide written wmments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. in order for us to comply with regulatory time
<br />frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received
<br />by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's
<br />proposal. __
<br />C-TR-0J_C 1981041 DTM ]0011007 90769 AM
<br />Dan T. Mathews
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