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United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />w pFq x aFFFA ro <br />MEMORANDUM <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Lknver, Colorado 80202-5733 <br />February 28, 2001 <br />CO-0043 <br />TO: Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining <br />/A~ ~ ., <br />FROM: egional Director, Western Regional Coordinating Center~/`~~ <br />SUBJECT: Recommendation for Approval, Without Special Conditions, of a Mining Plan <br />Modification for Federal Lease COC-60941 at National King Coal, LLC's King <br />Coal Mine, La Plata County, Colorado <br />I. Recommendation <br />I recommend approval, without conditions, of a mining plan modification for Federal <br />lease COC-60941 at the King Coal Mine. This is a mining plan modification for an <br />underground coal mine being permitted under the Federal lands program, the approved <br />Colorado State program, and the cooperative agreement. <br />• <br />My recommendation to approve the King Coal Mine mining plan modification is based <br />on: <br />(I) National King Coal, LLC's (NKC) complete permit application package <br />(PAP), <br />(2) compliance with [he National Environmental Policy Ac[ of 1969, <br />(3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable requirements of other <br />Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders, <br />(4) comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, <br />and the public, <br />(5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management <br />regarding [he resource recovery and protection plan, the Federal lease <br />requirements, and the Mineral Leasing Act, attd <br /> <br />(6) the findings and recommendations of the Colorado Division of Minerals <br />and Geology (CO-DMG) regarding the Permit Revision No. 7 and the <br />Colorado State program. <br />If you concur with this recommendation, please sign [he attached memorandum to the Chief of <br />Staff, Assistant Secretary, Land attd Minerals Management. <br />