REV100770

• Permit No: C1984062
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/21/1997
• Doc Name: ENERGY MINE 3 PN C-84-062 TR8 APPLICATION RETENTION OF MIDDLE CREEK SHO ELIMINATE SHRUB STANDARD
• From: DMG
• To: BLM
• Type & Sequence: TR8
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanmenl of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman 51., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 8020)
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
May 21, 1997
Jerry Strahan
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Craig District Office
455 Emerson Street
Craig, CO 81625
Re: Energy Mine No. 3 (Permit No. C-84062)
Technical Revision Application No. S
Retention of Middle Creek Shop, Eliminate Shrub Standard
Dear Mr. Strahan:
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Roy Rome
Governor
lames S. Lochhead
ERecutive Director
Michael B. Lang
Division Director
The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section l 16, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May l5, 1997, an application to revise
coal mining operations at the Energy Mine No. 3 was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The
revision was submitted by Colorado Yampa Coal Co. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act
and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
This revisison proposes to retain the Middle Creek shop/office building and parking area as a permanent
structure to support the post mining land use of pastureland. This revision also proposes to eliminate the
woody plany density success standard.
The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 10 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs.
The permit area is further described as follows:
In portions of Sections 1, 2, 12, 13 and 24, TSN, R86W; and Sections 18 and l9, TSN, R85W.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cow Creek.
A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Routt Counry Courthouse,
Boz 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to
provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street,
Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone], In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request
that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by [hen, we
will proceed on [he assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal.

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