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United States Department of the Interior <br />J <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br />Memorandum <br />June 12, 2007 <br />To: Brent Wahlquist, Acting Director <br />Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement <br />From: Allen D. Klein ~I"~ Q , <br />Regional Directo~~ tern~egion ~J <br />Subject: Recommendation for Approval, Without Special Conditions, of a Mining Plan <br />Modification for Federal Leases C-0123476, C-29225, and C-29226 at Colowyo <br />Coal Company, L.P.'s Colowyo Mine located in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties, <br />Colorado <br />Recommendation <br />I recommend approval, without special conditions, of a mining plan modification for <br />Federal leases C-0123476, C-29225, and C-29226 at the Colowyo Mine. This mining <br />• plan modification is for a surface coal mine being permitted under the Federal lands <br />program, the approved Colorado State program, and the cooperative agreement. <br />My recommendation to approve the mining plan is based on: <br />(I) Colowyo Coal Company, L.P.'s complete permit application package (PAP); <br />(2) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; <br />(3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable requirements of other Federal <br />laws, regulations, and executive orders; <br />(4) comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, and <br />the public; <br />(5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management rega ding <br />the resource recovery and protection plan, the Federal lease requirements, and the <br />Mineral L asing Act, and; <br />(6) the Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for the Colowyo Coal Mine, <br />C-1981-019, Permit Revision No. 2, of the Colorado Division of Reclamation <br />• Mining, and Safety (CO-DRMS) and the Colorado State Program. <br />OFFICE OF SURPACC- MINING <br />Reclamatiun and 1-:nlorcement <br />P.O. Box 46667 CO-OOl 5 <br />Denver. Colorado 80201-66fi7 <br />TAKE PRIDE~~~ <br />1NAMERICA~~,~~ <br />