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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Kesources
<br />1313 Sherman St.. Rouen 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F
<br />Phone (3031 H6b-3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAX: (303j H3'-~H I Uh &
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />March'_2.1999 0.ECLAMATION
<br /> MINING•SAf ETY
<br />Moffat County Commissioners
<br />County Commissioner Bill Owens
<br /> Grnernor
<br />221 W Victory Way
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<br />Craig, C0 81625 GreK E. Watcher
<br />Executive Director
<br /> Michael a. Long
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-81-019) Division Director
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 47 (TR-47)
<br />Reduction in the Frequency of Monitoring Revegetaled Areas
<br />Dear County Commissioners:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 22, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Colowyo Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal
<br />Company L.P. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This technical revision provides fur a reduction in the monitoring of revege[ated ores from the Ist, 2nd, and every 3rd year
<br />[hereafteraftersoeding until bond release inspectionsto the I st, Znd, and 4th year after seeding until bond release inspections.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles south of Craig. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections2, 3, 4, 8, 9; 10, l 1, 14, t 5, 16. 17, Z0, 2I and T3N, R93 W; and Sections 13, I5, 22, 23, 24. 2E, 27,
<br />28. 33 and 34, T41J, R93 W; 6th Prime Meridian.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Axial & Ninemile Gap.
<br />A copy of the technical revisionapplicationisavailable for public inspection at the Moffat County Courthouse, 221 W V ictory
<br />Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215. 1313 Sherman Stree[, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for
<br />us to comply with regulatorytime frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (I ~) days of this letter. If no
<br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on [he assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the
<br />applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />Byron~Ci. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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