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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT f~ NOTICE OF A DECISION AND AVAILABILITY OF BOTH A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR GRAND MESA COAL COMPANY PERMANENT PROGRAM PERMIT RED CANYON NOS. 1. and 2 MINES DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), has approved, with conditions, a 5-year permit for the Grand Mesa Coal Company to mine coal at its Red Canyon Mines Nos. 1 and 2. The Red Canyon underground coal mines are located in Delta County, Colorado, approximately 3.5 miles northwest of the Town of Cedaredge in Section 12, Township 13 South, Range 85 West, bPM. The existing mine has been in operation since 1916. The proposed permit area will cover approximately 610 acres, approximately 32 of which have been disturbed to date. The remaining 9 acres are to be distributed by future surface disturbance associated with underground mining. Maximum mine production is 560,000 tons of coal per year. Aay person with an interest which is or may be adversely affected by this Federal permit approval action may request an adjudicatory hearing on the final decision within 30 days after publication of this notice, in accordance with Section 514(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). Any hearing will be governed by provisions of 5 U.S.C. Section 554. A petition for review of the OSM decision should be submitted to: Hearings Division Office of Hearings and Appeals U.S. Department of the Interior 4015 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22203 Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Sections 1501.4(c) and 1506.6, notice is hereby given that Colorado Mined Land and Reclamation Division has completed a technical analysis (TA) for the permit application package for the Red Canyon Mines, Delta County, Colorado. OSM has supplemented this TA with its own environmental assessment (EA). OSM's recommendation to approve Grand Mesa Coal Company's mining plan and the permit application with conditions is in accordance with Sections 510 and 523 of SMCRA. OSM's analysis is that no significant environmental impacts would result from such approval. For information or clarification concerning the approval of the Aed Canyon Mines Plan, please contact Robert Judy or Floyd Johnson at (303) 844-5656, Office of Surface Mining, Denver, Colorado. Both the TA and the EA are available for public review at the following locations: c