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Fr �-F,sA United States Department of the Interior <br /> • <br /> ' OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br /> .� <br /> RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT � ■ <br /> MW <br /> WASHINGTON,D.C.20240 <br /> OCT 28 W <br /> ME ORANDI <br /> To: Assistant Se r nd and Minerals Management <br /> From: W. Hord <br /> Acting , fice of Surface Mining <br /> Reclama o and E orcement <br /> Subject: Recommendation for Approval of the Cyprus Orchard <br /> Valley Coal Company's Orchard Valley Mine Mining <br /> Plan for Federal Lease COC-53356, Delta County, <br /> Colorado <br /> I recommend approval of the Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal <br /> Company's Orchard Valley Mine mining plan for Federal lease <br /> COC-53356 pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as <br /> amended. This mining plan supplements the Orchard Valley <br /> mining plans for Federal leases C-25079, C-27432 , D-036955, <br /> and C-37210 approved on December 21, 1981, April 28, 1983, <br /> August 10, 1984 , November 25, 1985, and August 26, 1992 . <br /> • My recommendation to approve the orchard Valley Mine mining <br /> plan is based on: (1) Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Company's <br /> complete permit application package (PAP) , (2) compliance <br /> with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, <br /> (3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable <br /> requirements of other Federal laws, regulations, and <br /> executive orders, (4) comments and recommendations or <br /> concurrence of other Federal agencies, and the public, <br /> (5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land <br /> Management with respect to the resource recovery and <br /> protection plan and other requirements of the Federal lease <br /> and the Mineral Leasing Act, and (6) the findings and <br /> recommendations by the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br /> Geology with respect to the PAP and the Colorado State <br /> program. <br /> The Secretary may approve a mining plan for Federal lease <br /> under 30 U. S.C. §§ 207 (c) and 1273 (c) . Pursuant to 30 CFR <br /> Chapter VII , Subchapter D, I find that the proposed mining <br /> plan will be in compliance with all applicable laws and <br /> regulations. The decision document for the proposed mining <br /> plan action is attached. <br /> Attachment <br />