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C'' <br />~II II~~I~II~~~~~ II~ <br />sss <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />MONTROSE DISTRICT OFFICE <br />2465 SOUTH TO~ti'NSEND <br />MONTROSE, COLORADO 81401 <br />JAN 4 ° 1999 <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Brooks Towers <br />1050 15th Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 <br />Dear Mr. Holbrook: <br /> <br />TAI~~ ~ <br />PIIDEN~ <br />~ ~ <br />IN REPL I' RF,F ER TO: <br />C-42481 <br />D-052501 <br />The application to modify coal leases C-42481 and D-052501 meets the criteria <br />found in 43 CFR 3432 and is in conformance with Section 3 of the Mineral <br />Leasing Act of 1920. <br />Bear Coal Company's modification is a logical extension of their current mine <br />plan and is in accordance with their current Resource Recovery and Protection <br />Plan (R2P2). Bear Coal is currently exhausting the "C" seam reserves and needs <br />access to the Lower "B" seam. Therefore, we recommend processing their <br />application as quickly as possible. <br />Sincerely, <br />f~ Alan L. Kesterke <br />u District Manager <br />