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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 5t., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />June 17, 2004 <br />Carl Johnston <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 It Mine (Permit No. C-1980.005) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 36 (TR-36) <br />Updates to Postmine Channel Designs and the Hydrologic Monitoring Plan <br />Dear Mr. Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />D (VISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLANATION•NINING <br />SAFETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section ! 16, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 17, 2004, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Seneca II Mine <br />was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This application addresses changes/updates to select postmine channel designs, the hydrologic monitoring plan, and [he <br />Petroleum Contaminated Material Stockpile location. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles Southeast of Hayden. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br />TEN, R87W; All of Sections 1, 2 and 12; Portions of Sections 3, I I and 13 <br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 27, 34, 35 and 36 <br />TEN, R86W; Portions of Sections 6 and 7. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Milner and Mount Harris. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper [hat 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 a[ [he Hayden Public Library, <br />225 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, Colorado 81639, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567. [n order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(l5) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on [he assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mf ~~ ~+~"W~A <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />C-TR113'CYS MPB 2006061] 124357 PM ~fflCe Of ~OlOradO <br />Mined Larid Reclamation - Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />