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FEB-14-94 MON 14:09 <br />• <br />., <br />OSM/G0; <br />FRe N0. 2022193100 <br />United States Depal•unent of the Interior <br />o~-1cE or s~~.ac~ ~tinrlNC. <br />Rrrlamadon and Enforcem~,v <br />V1a~hingiun,D.C. °02x0 <br />~ is :.. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />• <br />To: Assistant Secretaryhand and 'nerals Management <br />From: Anne FI. Shields (~tNt,Ct_ ~ ~,f.~~ <br />Acting Duector, Office of Su ace Mining Rociamation and <br />F.ttforcemrnt <br />P. 03 <br />P b <br />. Z <br />5ubjcet: Recommendation for Approval of the Twentymile Coal Company's <br />Poidel Creek Mine Mining Plan for Pederal Lease COC 53560, Routt <br />County, Colorado <br />I recommend approval of the Twentymile Coal Company's Foidei Creek Mine <br />mining plan for Federal lease COC 53560 pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of <br />1920, as amended. This mining plan supplements the Foidel Creek Mine minittE <br />plan for Federal leases C-20900, C-0128433, C-081330, C-16284, and D-OS2547. <br />My recommendation bo approve the Foidel Creek Mine mining plan is based on: <br />(1) Twentymile Coal Company's complete permit application package (PAP), <br />(2) compIiana witfi the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, <br />(3) documentation assuring cort:pliance with applicable requirements of other Pederal <br />laws, regulations, and executive orders, (4) comments and recommendations or <br />concurrence of other Pederai agencies, and the public, (5) the findings and <br />recommendations of the Bureau of land Management with respect to the resource <br />recovery end protection plan and other requirements of the Federal lease and the <br />Mineral Leasing Act, and (6) the fmdings and recommendations of the Colorado <br />Division of Minerals and Geology with respect to the PAP and the Colorado State <br />program, <br />The Secretary may approve a mining plan for Federal leases under 30 U.S.C. <br />$$ 207(c) and 1273(c). Pursuant to 30 CFR Chapter VII, Subchapter D, I find that <br />the proposed mining p]an witl be in compliance with all applicable laws and <br />regulations. The decision document for the proposed mining plan action is attached. <br />Attachment <br />O°*IONA'_ -CCR; Y'v (~ 701 <br />FAX TRANSMITTAL ro~wun- <br />J <br />Z( <br />