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~ENI OF ~ <br />Q~ ~~~, ~ HF <br />` United States Department of the Interior <br />• ~ -rl o OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />'~•~~ ~ ~•'° RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />Washington, D.C. 20240 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Secretary <br />Land and Minerals Management <br />From: Jeffery D. Jarrett, Director~~_.y ~ ~~w- JUN { 7 203 <br />Office of Surface Mining l1 <br />52~•O ~ <br />Subject: Recommendation for Approval, Without Special Conditions, of the Mining Plan <br />Modification for Federal Lease COC-61357 at Oxbow Mining, LLC's <br />SomersetfSanborn Creek(EIk Creek Mine located in Delta and Gunnison <br />Counties. Colorado. <br />I recommend approval, without special conditions, of this mining plan modification. My <br />recommendation is based on: <br />• (1) Oxbow Mining, LLC's complete permit application package (PAP), <br />(2) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, <br />(3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable requirements of other Federal <br />laws, regulations, and executive orders, <br />(4) comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, and <br />the public, <br />(5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management regarding <br />the resource recovery and protection plan, the Federal lease requirements, and the <br />Mineral Leasing Act, and <br />(6) the Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for Permit Revision No. 5, <br />Sanborn Creek Mine, C-81-022, of the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br />Geology regarding the PAP and the Colorado State program. <br />The Secretary may approve a Mining Plan for Federal leases under 30 U.S.C. §§ 207(c) and <br />1273(c). In accordance with 30 CFR Chapter VII, Subchapter D, I find that the proposed new <br />mining plan will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. <br />• Attachment <br />