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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 8663567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8706
<br />September 7, 2006
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 66 (TR-66)
<br />TR-66 is a Revision and Update to the Reclamation Bond that is Based
<br />Upon Actual Spoil Volumes
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />- &-
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cottony
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Tmstee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 6, 2006, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Colowyo Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal
<br />Company L.P.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The Colowyo Coal Company has submitted a Technical Revision for the Colowyo Mine to update their reclamation cost
<br />estimate. The new estimate is based on revised volumes for the East, West and Section 16 Pit areas. This revision is in
<br />response to the Division's initiating the surety increase process with Surety Increase Ol (SI-Ol) on 4 August 2006. No
<br />additional lands will be disturbed as a result of this revision. There will be an increase in the reclamation liability with this
<br />revision.
<br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, l5, 16, I7, 20, 2l and T3N, R93 W; and Sections 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,
<br />28, 33 and 34, T4N, R93 W; 6th Prime Meridian.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Axial and Nine Mile Gap.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that 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 at the Moft"at County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 221 W. Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (I S) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />__ _~
<br />James R. Stark
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />IRS/Ahd
<br />Office of v - - - - ~ « Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines
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