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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8706
<br />October 3Q 2006
<br />Carl JohnsCOn
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 56 (TR-56)
<br />Pond 016/016A Sediment Capacity
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION Or
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />M[NING
<br />St-
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Direttor
<br />Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamatioq Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 30, 2006, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Seneca 11-W Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision application presents revised sediment modeling for Sediment Pond 016/016A two pond system, to reflect existing
<br />watershed characteristics and reduced disturbance acreage.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles south of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />TSN, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, I ], 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Hayden Gulch, Hayden, Dunekley,
<br />and Mt. Hams.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Hayden Public Library,
<br />P.O. Box 1813, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written
<br />comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to con7ply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections toy the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely, '~---
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<br />Daniel T. ~athews f j
<br />Environmental Protectim7 Specialist
<br />C-TIZ-Ill 0198?OZ7 Dl'M IOiO?0060aI L'S
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines
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