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and received additional comments from the public conceming the proposed changes to BRL's <br />mine plans. <br />The Division also received two letters from the public after the informal conference. Concerns <br />with subsidence impacts, surface and groundwater impacts to water rights and water resources <br />and the sepazation in the submittal of the various mine plan revisions. <br />At the time of the first informal conference, the company did not have time to respond formally <br />to the Division's adequacy review of Permit Revision No. 3. Therefore, a second informal <br />conference was scheduled. Those members of the public who requested the second informal <br />conference, as well as several governmental agencies, were informed of the date and purpose of <br />the scheduled conference. The public notice, which announced the time and purpose of the <br />informal conference, was published on August 25 and September 1, 1999. <br />The second informal conference was held on September 13, 1999, to discuss the issues in Permit <br />Revision No. 3. As at the first informal conference, the Division answered questions and <br />received further comments from the public concerning the changes proposed in BRL's mine <br />plans. The Division sent its adequacy responses to BRL's August 30, 1999 letter on September <br />24, 1999. <br />BRL answered all of the Division's adequacy questions for Permit Revision No. 3. The revision <br />application complies with all relevant sections of the coal mining regulations. The details of the <br />adequacy concerns and all of the correspondence letters are available in the Denver office.of the <br />Division. <br />DescriQtion of the Environment <br />The Bowie No. 2 coal mine permit area includes 2406 surface acres, of which 348 surface acres <br />are federally owned. All of the coal within the permit area is privately owned, as are all surface <br />areas to be disturbed by surface developments. The total area disturbed by surface operations <br />will be approximately 76 acres. The construction proposed by Permit Revision No. 3 would <br />increase the disturbed acreage by 11.0 acres. The federally owned surface lands are located <br />within the area possibly subject to subsidence impacts; however, none of the surface lands will <br />be impacted by surface operations. <br />Following discussions with the OSM in Denver and based upon the specific recommendations of <br />the OSM, it was determined that the Bowie No. 2 Mine will be considered a private mine for the <br />purposes of permitting and inspection regulation. <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine is located in Delta County, approximately five (5) miles northeast of <br />Paonia, Colorado. The mine permit area is located on lands depicted on the U. S. Geological <br />Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle Map, and the Bowie No. 2 mine portals are to be located <br />northwest of the Old King Mine portals (also known as the Bowie Mine). The surface facilities <br />are located north of Old State Highway 133 near the old townsite of Bowie. The mine is located <br />between Terror Creek and Hubbard Creek. A portion of the surface facilities is within 100 feet of <br />6 <br />