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iii iiiiiiiiiiiu iii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DepadmeN of Nawral Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Koom ? 15 <br />Denver, Colorado 8U?03 <br />Phone. 17031 866 3567 <br />FAX: (3031 832-8106 <br />December 20, 1995 <br />Assistant State Supervisor <br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-3946 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-94082) <br />Technical Revision No. 02 <br />Cover Standard for Concentrated Shrub Stands <br />Dear Assistant Supervisor: <br />~~ <br />~~~~~ <br />DEPAR'T'MENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Koy Rnmci <br />Goecrnor <br />Limes S. LOChhcad <br />Erecunvr Dneonr <br />Michael B. Long <br />Drvivun Direc br <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 33, Article 34, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 20, 1995 an application <br />to revise coal mining operations at the Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. <br />The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided <br />in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This revision addresses a stipulation to the Yoast Mine permit, which requires a cover standard for <br />concentrated shrub establishment areas based on reference area cover comparison. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 8.5 miles southeast of the town <br />of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Township 6 North. Ranee 87 West <br />Section 28: Portions of NW'/a, NW'/s SW',6 <br />Section 29: Portions of E'fz SE'k, SW'/a SE'/a <br />Section 32: Portions of W'k E'f~ <br />Township 5 North. Range 87 West <br />Section 5: Portions of W'/z E'fi <br />Section 8: NW'/a, SW'/a, W'fz NE'k, W'k SE'k <br />Section 16: SW'k NW'/a, NW'/a SW'/, and portions of SW'/a SW'/a, <br />NW'/a NW'/a, SE'/a NW'/a, NE'k SW'/a, NW'/a SE'k <br />Section 17: All <br />Section 18: NE'b SE'b, S'fz SEA <br />Section 19: E'k and portions of E'fi W'fz <br />Section 20: SW'/a NW'/a, W'h SW'/a, N'fi NW'k and portions of N'fz NE'k <br />Section 29: NW'/a NW'k <br />Section 30: N'/x NE'/a <br />