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w <br />• • III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII' <br />STATE OF L.~L~n~,JO <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Gepartment of Natural Resources <br />1373 Sherman St.. Room 275 <br />Denver. CO 80203 <br />303 866-356' <br />Rar 303 932-8106 <br />October 9, 1990 <br />Mr. Richard Mills <br />Colorado Yampa Coal Company <br />29547 Routt County Road, No. 27 <br />Oak Creek, CO 804ti7 <br />RE: Midterm Review - Eckman Park, htine 1 and Mine 2 - C-81-071 <br />Dear• Mr. Mills: <br />4 uF~-~~~4 <br />A. ~ 9 <br />N;~ -~r.~',q. <br />.a~: ~ ~ i. <br />rA ]6 ~ <br />Roy Romer. <br />Governor <br />Freo R Banta. <br />Division Dire^or <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.08.3(1), "The Division shall review each permit issued and <br />outstanding under these rules not later than the middle of the permit <br />term ." After this review, the Givtsion may require revisions or <br />modifications to the permit to ensure continued permit compliance. <br />Additionally, pursuant to Rule 3.02.2(4), "The Division shall review the <br />amount of bond required fora permit area and the terms of acceptance of the <br />bond at the time permit reviews are conducted under 2.08.3 ." <br />The Eckman Park, Mine 1, and Mine 2 Permit was originally issued on <br />December 14, 1981 for a five-year term. The permit expiration date was <br />therefore December 14, 1986. The permit renewal process was initiated on <br />time; however, the process did not end until December, 1987. The renewed <br />permit was incorrectly given an issuance date of December 14, 1987, and an <br />expiration date of December 14, 1992. The issuance date should have been <br />December 14, 198ti, with an expiration date of December 14, 1991. A revised <br />permit will be issued when the midterm process is cofapl?tea. <br />This midterm review consisted of reviewing the permit application document, <br />findings document, stipulation responses, revisions to the permit, monitoring <br />reports, and inspection reports. The enclosed document is the Division's <br />mio-term review of this mine. This review contains six sections: <br />Section I - History <br />Section II - Revisions td the Permit <br />Section III - Status of Stipulations <br />Section IY - Permit Variances <br />Section V - Decision to Require kevisions <br />Section VI - Bondifig Summary <br />