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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 12, 2007
<br />Ron Velarde
<br />NW Regional Wildlife Manager
<br />Colorado Division of Wildlife
<br />NW Regional Service Center
<br />711 Independent Ave.
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81505
<br />Re: Edna Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1980-001)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 47 (TR-47)
<br />Reduction in Monitoring Program
<br />Dear Mr. Velarde:
<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 Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 12, 2007, an application to revise coal
<br />mining operations at the Edna Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
<br />submitted by The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act
<br />and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This Technical Revision permits elimination of wells 215W, 215L, 218W, 218L, M892S and M892L from the
<br />monitoring program.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northwest of Oak Creek, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />TSN, R85 W, Portions of Sections 31, 32
<br />TSN, R86 W, Portions of Section 36
<br />T4N, R86 W, Portions of Sections 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25
<br />T4N, R85 W, Portions of Sections 7, 8, 17, l8, 19, 29, 30
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Cow Creek, Oak Creek and
<br />Rattlesnake Butte.
<br />The above referenced technical revision application does not incorporate additional lands into the permit area or
<br />otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures. Your comments and concerns
<br />relating to the adequacy of fish and wildlife resources information, the fish and wildlife plan, and the reclamation
<br />plan as it relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered
<br />species, are requested. If wildlife habitat is the proposed postmining land use, we request your evaluation of
<br />proposed woody plant stocking levels, planting arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse
<br />impacts.
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation ARive and Inactive Mines
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