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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Naniral Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 51., Room ? 15
<br />Denver, Colorado BO?03 DIVISION O F
<br />Phone: 0031 at,a-35tr2 MINERAL S
<br />FAY (3031832-A106 $c
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />March 22, 1999 RECLAMA710N
<br /> MINING•SAFETY
<br />Rio Blanco Countv Commissioners
<br />County Commissioner Bill Owens
<br /> Gawrnnr
<br />P.O. BOX I
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<br />Meeker, CO 81641 Greg E. Walther
<br />Execmive Director
<br /> Michael B. Long
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-81-019) Dinsion Director
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 47 (TR-47)
<br />Reduction in [he Frequency of Monitoring Revege[ated Areas
<br />Dear County Commissioners.
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Atticle 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph4, 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 feline. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal
<br />Company I, 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 for a reduction in the monitoring of revegetated ores from the 1st, 2nd, and every 3rd year
<br />thereafterafterseedingutttil bond release inspectionsto the 1st, 2nd, and 4th year after seeding until bond release inspections.
<br />TF.e surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles south of Craig. The permit area i.s further
<br />described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 3, 9, I0, I I, 14, I5. 16, 17, 20, Z 1 and T3 N, R93 W; and Sections 13, I5, 22. 23, 24, 26, 27,
<br />28. 3? and 34, T4N, 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 revision application is available 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 [he
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 13 I3 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for
<br />us to comply with regulatorytime Frames, we requestthat comments be submitted within fifteen (I S) days of this letter. If no
<br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the
<br />applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />ByrorfG. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />BG W/JRC
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