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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THF, INTERIOR OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING ~~,~ RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTICE OF A DECISION AND AVAILABILITY ~`~ OF BOTH A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION PERMANENT PROGRAM PERMIT EAGLE N0. 5 AND N0. 9 MINES HOFFAT 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 revision to Empire Energy Corporation's Eagle No. 5 mine to alloy coal mining at the Eagle No. 9 mine. The Eagle No. 9 mine is near their approved Eagle No. 5 mine and both are located in Moffat County, Colorado, approximately 7 miles southwest of Craig, Colorado. The mine has been in operation since 1971. The combined permit area will cover approximately 5570 acres, approximately 220 of which have been disturbed to date for surface facilities for the underground operations. Maximum mine production at the Eagle No. 9 mine will be 1.5 million tons of coal per year over 5 years. Aay person with as iaterest which is or may be adversely affected by this Federal permit approval of Eagle No. 9 may request an ad~udicatory 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). Anq 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 Reclamation Division has completed a technical analysis (TA) for the permit application package revislon for the Eagle No. 5 and No. 9 Mines, Moffat County, Colorado. OSM has supplemented this TA with its own environmental assessment (EA). OSM's recommendation to approve Empire Energy Corporation's mining plan modification and the permit revision 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 Eagle Na. 5 and No. 9 Mine Plan, please contact Rade H. Orell or Floyd Johnson at (303) 844-5656, Office of Surface Mining, Denver, Colorado.