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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Departmem n( Natural Resources
<br />131 i Sherman SL. Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v 15 1 0 N O F
<br />phone: (3031 9nh-75h7 MINERAL S
<br />FAX: 1303) fl3?-fllnh $~
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />March 22, X999 REC LAM A710N
<br /> MINING•$AFETY
<br />Katie Pa,ue
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<br />Colorado Natural Heritage Program Bil I Owens
<br /> eovemor
<br />Colorado State University
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<br />254 General Services Building Greg E. Walther
<br />Execmiae DireUOr
<br />Fort Collins, CO 80523 m¢nael a. Long
<br /> Dins~on Director
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-81-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 47 (TR-47)
<br />Reduction in the Frequency of Monitoring Revegetated Areas
<br />Dear Ms. Pogue:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology (Divisio) 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 a[ the
<br />Colowyo Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of tiling. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal
<br />Company L.P. All review and comment periods as provided in [he 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 />thereafterafter seeding until bond release inspec[ions[o the 1st, 2nd, 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, 1 I, 14, I5, 16, 17, 20, 2I and T3N, R93 W; and Sections li, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,
<br />28, 33 and 34, T4N, R93 W; 6th Prime Meridian.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadranele maps of Axial & Ninemile Gap.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection a[ the Ivloffat Counry Courthouse, 221 W Victory
<br />Way, Craig, CO 81625, and a[ the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Mineralsand Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for
<br />us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) 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,
<br />Byrofi G. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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