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STATE OF. COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Depanmen[ of Nawrdl Resources
<br />13 [ 3 Sherman St., Rooin 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 802n3 D I v 15 1 0 N O F
<br />Phone: 13031 8fi6-3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAx: (303183?8[06 $c
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />March 22, 1999 0.ECLAMATION
<br />Bob Schneider
<br />MINING•sA FETY
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<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management 911 Owens
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<br />Craig District Office envernor
<br />455 Emerson Street Greg E Walther
<br />EMecmwe Director
<br />Craig, CO 8162.5 Michael e. tang
<br /> Drmsion Dvecmr
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-81-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application Na. a7 (TR-~7)
<br />Reduction in the Frequency of Monitoring Revegetated Areas
<br />Dear Mr. Schneider:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph
<br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 22, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Colowyo
<br />Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal Company L. P.
<br />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 inspections[o the I st, 2nd, and 4th year after seeding until bond release inspec[ions.
<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, 11, 14, 15, 16. 17, 20, 21 and T3N, R93 W; and Sections 13, I5, 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
<br />AcopyofthetechnicalrevisionapplicationisavailableforpublicinspectionattheMoffatCounryCourthouse,221 W Victory
<br />Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division ofMineralsandGeology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, 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 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 objet[ions to, the
<br />applicant's proposal. .
<br />Sincerely,
<br />A ~ w~~
<br />ByroFG. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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