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<br />-31- <br />Underground waste disposal method is unproven and unreliable.' <br />Since it is not at this time acceptable to MSHA, the plan is not being <br />approved at this time by the Division. <br />This is not within the Division's jurisdiction, as the road is not within <br />the permit area. <br />This is addressed in the Probable Hydrologic Consequences section of the <br />findings document. <br />Concern that mining activity will negatively affect wildlife in the area. <br />The application indicates that there are no endangered species and no <br />critical habitat in the permit area. The Division of Wildlife expressed <br />no concerns during the original permitting. <br />Letter from Greg McKennis to the Division dated June 8, 1990 <br />This letter discussed at length the loadout issue. The proposed loadout <br />is specifically not approved as part of this permit revision. <br />Informal Conference June 21. 1990 <br />During the course of an informal conference held in Glenwood Springs, Colorado <br />on June 21, 1990, a number of questions on several different topics were <br />discussed by members of the community, Division staff and representatives of <br />New Castle Energy Corporation. An electronic record of the conference was <br />made and subsequently transcribed. The topics and concerns discussed below <br />were drawn from that record. <br />Questions and concerns voiced during the informal conference can beygrouped <br />into several general categories: processing of the permit revision <br />application, right of entry (leases), aspects of the mining and reclamation <br />plan, mine safety, and local government planning and zoning issues. A brief <br />discussion of the concerns and the Division's responses are presented below. <br />