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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />sss <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcparlmem n(Natural Resources <br />1 31 }Sherman St , Ruom ?15 <br />Denver, Colorado 80'_03 <br />Phone: (3031 Bti6~3i57 <br />fAX (303183?-SIU6 <br />July 23, 1999 <br />Vicki GDwart <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Colorado Geological Survey <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 715 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine (Permit No. G84-065) <br />Technicai Revision Application No. 16 (TR-16) <br />Removal of a Strip of Ground form the Permit Area <br />Dear Ms. Cowart: <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MI NING•SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Guve~nor <br />Greg E. lL'a lnc~* <br />EcecW rvc D~re<ior <br />Michael B. long <br />Dhsmn Direuo~ <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, <br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 23, 1999, an application to <br />revise coal mining operations at the Coal Ridge No. I Mine was considered complete for the purposes of <br />filing. The revision was submitted by NCIG Financial, Inc.. All review and comment periods as provided <br />in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This proposed technical revision (revision) provides for removal of an approximately 400-foot-long by <br />25-foot-wide strip of ground Crom the permit area. This action reduces the permit boundary to areas <br />south of County Road 335. This area was a corridor for a water pipeline from the Colorado River to the <br />facilities area of main permit area. There was no disturbance to soils or vegetation in this area of the <br />permit. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles West of Glenwood <br />Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />T6S, R91W: Portions o(Sections 1 and 12 <br />T6S, R90W; Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 15 and 16 <br />The above-mentioned tracts oC land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute 9uadrangle maps of Storm King <br />Mountain and New Castle. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Garfield County <br />Courthouse, 109 8th St Ste 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, and at the Division office. For <br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply <br />with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this <br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no <br />concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ ~ r~~~ <br />Byrors G. Walker <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />M:\O55\JRC\TEMP\R030fi50] <br />