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United Si~~Department of the In~r~- <br />OI'P1CG OF SURFACE ?`11N1NG <br />12cclamation and Enforccmcn: <br />N'AStiINCTON, D.C. 20240 <br />_ DEC Z 9 1981 <br />Memorandum <br />To: <br />Assistant Secretary, Energy and i~1inerals <br />Frorr~+'~ I)irectur, Office of Surfacr. lviining <br />Subject: <br />Recommendation for Approval of !S'eneca <br />Seno_ca Coals, Limited, Peabody Co a! Inc., <br />Lease C-19865 and C-086]99) <br />II t`ffning and Reclamation Plan, <br />Routt County, Colorado (Federal <br />Pursuant to the Surface 1~lining Control and Reclamation Ac[ (5MCRA) and Ltie Mineral <br />Leasing Act, as amended, I am advising you that 05A1 is prepared to approve a permit for <br />Ithe Seneca II h:ine. My decision to approve the applic:tion fqr a permit under the Federal <br />Lands Program submitted by Seneca Coals Limited is based on the applicant's complete <br />permit application with the attached stipulations, public pazticipation, the review o£ the <br />application by OSI~4 and the State as required by 3U CFR Cbapier VII, Subchapter D and <br />the approved Colorado State Program, and compliance with the National Environmental <br />Policy Act. The Secretazy may approve a minuig plan for Federal lands under Sections <br />2(s), (2)(b), and (Z)(a)(3) of the 1~4ineral Leasing Act, as amended, if the proposed <br />operations will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regttlatioas. <br />I recommend that tha mining plan be approved. <br />~ iAttachmcnt <br />~: <br />~~ i ~ <br />,liappro~e:- <br />.-. <br />I:~ergy <br />Date <br />`~ h <br /> <br />