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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Detlarlmenl of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman SL, Rnom 21 5
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v 15 1 0 N o f
<br />Phone: 17031 866-35 6 7 MINERAL S
<br />FAX. (3031 A32 8106 &
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />Ntarch'_2, 1999 RECLAMATION
<br /> MINING•SAFE TY
<br />John Husband
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<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Aill Owens
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<br />Little Snake Resource Area envernnr
<br />455 Emerson Creg E. Walther
<br />Ezecmive Direcor
<br />Cralg, CO $1625 Michael R. Long
<br /> Division Director
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit ;V o. C-81-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 47 (TR-47)
<br />Reduction in [he Frequency of Monitoring Revege[ated Areas
<br />Dear Mr. Husband:
<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 [he Colowyo
<br />Coal Mine was consideredcomplete 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 ftom this date of filing.
<br />This technical revision provides for a reduction in the monitoring of revegetated ares from the lst, 2nd, and every 3rd year
<br />thereafterafter seeding until bond release inspectionsto the I st, 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, 10, 1 I, 14, 15, I6, 17, 20, 21 and T3N, R93W; and Sections li, 15, 22, 23.24, 26, 27,
<br />28, 33 and 34, T4N, R93W; 6th Prime Meridian.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Axial & Ninemile Gap.
<br />AcopyofthetechnicalrevisionapplicationisavailableforpublicinspectionsttheMoffatCountyCourthouse,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 of Minerals and Geology, 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 (I5) 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,
<br />-g .K. ~ zi~.~
<br />Byroa'(;. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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