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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Depanmenr of Na Wral Resources
<br />1 313 Sherman Sr., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v 15 1 o N O F
<br />Phone: (307) a6G-35F% MINERAL S
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<br />GEOLOGY
<br />btarch32, 1999 RECLAMA710N
<br />MINING•SAFETY
<br />Vicki Cowan
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<br />Department of Natural Resources Bill Owens
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<br />Colorado Geological Survey eovernur
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<br />1313 Sherman Street. Room 715 Greg E. Walther
<br />rxecu,we O;,eanr
<br />Denver, CO 8020; Michael B. Long
<br /> D;Y;SiOn Direanr
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Kline (Permit No. C-81-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. d7 (TR-47)
<br />Reduction in the Frequency of Monitoring Revegetated Areas
<br />Dear Ms. Cowan:
<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 [he
<br />Colowyo Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revtsion 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 for a reduction in the monitoring of revegetated ares from the Ist, 2nd, and every 3rd year
<br />thereafterafter seeding until bond release inspectionsto the Ist, 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 Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, I0, 11, 14, 15, I b, 17, 20, 21 and T3N, R93 W'; and Sections 13. 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 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 Victory
<br />Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at [he Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the
<br />Divisionof Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 36b-35b7. In order for
<br />us to comply with regulatorytime frames, vve request that 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 />Byr~tfG. Walker ~
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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