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Summarv The Review Process The. Hayden Gulch Mine has applied for permit renewal number 3. The original permit was issued on January 4, 1982, although coal mining operations had started in January 1978. The first permit renewal was issued on January 4, 1987, while the second permit renewal was issued on January 4, 1992. The expiration date for the second permit renewal was January 4, 1997. On April 5, 1996 the Division sent a letter to the operator's designated agent, TerraMatrix, in accordance with Rule 2.08.5(2)(a), informing the operator of the need to submit a complete permit renewal package by July 8, 1996 or, possibly losing the right of successive renewal. Although the operator submitted permit renewal information, not all of the minimum information was received in time. Therefore, on July 9, 1996 the permit application was deemed incomplete by the Division. All of the adequacy issues for Permit Renewal No. 3 were handled in Technical Revision No. 63. Because the proof of publication of the permit renewal application had not been submitted to the Division until November 27, 1996, the permit renewal application was not called complete by the Division until that date. On December 30, 1996 the Division proposed to approve, without stipulations, the Hayden Gulch Permit Renewal No. 3. Because the current permit was due to expire on January 4, 1997, and the new permit would not become effective until sometime after that date, the question of the right of successive renewal presented itself. In a letter dated November 27, 1996, the Division granted the operator the right of successive renewal. The Division's rational was that the right of successive renewal, as defined in Rule 2.08.5(3)(f), can be granted if appropriate. Since the Hayden Gulch Mine is fully reclaimed, with no surface mining or reclamation activities taking place, the Hayden Gulch Mine has a valid permit through this interim period. Description of the Environment The mine site is located in an upland area a few miles south of Hayden in Routt County, at an elevation of approximately 7600 feet. Land use in this area consists of grazing and wildlife habitat. Several species of birds and large and small mammals were noted in the area during a wildlife survey. Cattle are grazed in the area from May until October, although the operator has committed to no grazing on the mine site until final reclamation. The mine is situated within the Williams Fork Mountains which lie at the southern edge of the Washakie Basin physiographic 3