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endangered species assessment, and included a 0.5 acre incidental permit boundary increase to include an
<br />existing water monitoring well within the permit area. Maximum projected coal production was revised
<br />slightly downward, to between 0.3 and 0.5 million tons per year. Reclamation cost estimate performed in
<br />association with TR-15 review resulted in an increase in reclamation liability amount, from $265,431.00 to
<br />$309,256.00. A rider to the corporate surety bond, increasing the amount of bond held by the Division to
<br />$309,256.00, was accepted by the Division on September 19, 2006.
<br />MR-39 proposed approval decision was issued August 22, 2006. The revision incorporated a change in
<br />resident agent and inspection contact for the mine from former mine manager Walter Whitledge, to new
<br />mine manager Gary Isaacs.
<br />Permit Renewal No. 6 Review Process
<br />On September 19, 2005, the Division notified CAM that mining and reclamation permit C-80-004 for the
<br />McClane Canyon Mine would expire on July 6, 2006. The Division requested pursuant to Rule 2.08.5, that
<br />a renewal application be received in the Division office on or before January 7, 2006.
<br />CAM's application for Successive Renewal No. 6 (RN-06) of Permit C-80-004 was received by the Division
<br />on November 10, 2005. The application included a renewed certificate of insurance, in addition to the
<br />required application form and proposed newspaper public notice. The application was deemed complete on
<br />November ] 5, 2005, and notices were provided to various local, state, and federal agencies on that date.
<br />Public notice of the renewal application was published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel once a week for
<br />four consecutive weeks beginning November 23, 2005. Proof of publication was provided to the Division
<br />on December 15, 2005. The Division received comment letters from the State Historic Preservation Officer
<br />(SHPO), Office of the State Engineer Division of Water Resources, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />(USFWS). The USFWS letter requested the Division to ensure that a biological assessment be prepared, to
<br />evaluate the potential effects of the project on threatened and endangered species and their habitats. The
<br />letters from the other agencies contained no specific requests or objections.
<br />The Division's adequacy review was conducted with the following sequence of notification letters,
<br />adequacy review letters, response submittals, and associated correspondence.
<br />November 22, 2005-Notices of availability for review and request for comments provided to Bureau of
<br />Land Management Grand Junction Resource Area (BLM), Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado,
<br />Gazfield County Commissioners, Colorado Dept. of Health Air Pollution Control Division, Ga~eld County
<br />Planning Department, Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado Division
<br />of Water Resources, Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Colorado
<br />Natural Areas Program, State Board of Land Commissioners, Office of Surface Mining Western Regional
<br />Coordinating Center (OSM), Natural Resources Conservation Service Grand Junction Field Office
<br />(NAGS), Colorado Dept. of Public Health and EnvironmenUWater Quality Control Division, Colorado
<br />River Water Conservation District, Colorado Historical Society/I-Iistoric Preservation Officer (SHPO), and
<br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
<br />January 17, 2006--The Division's initial, Preliminary Adequacy Review letter (PAR) was sent to CAM.
<br />Comments received from SHPO and the Division of Water Resources were forwarded to CAM with the
<br />PAR. Clazifications, updates and corrections were requested in regard to Identification of Interests and
<br />Compliance Information, Operation Plan information, Mine Facilities description information, Surface
<br />Water Control System information, Revegetation Plan information, Drill Hole Abandonment
<br />documentation, and Probable Hydrologic Consequences information. The Division's RN-6 renewal
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