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.~ <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III • ~"' ~ <br />• 999 <br />United States Department of the Interior ~ ~= <br />OFFICE OF Bl'RFACE AfINING _ ~A~'~ <br />~~ <br />RECLA~IA'rION AND ENFORCE~fEN f ~~ <br />BROOkB'rO\~'ERB ~~ ~ <br />1020 l5'rH B"EREF"T' <br />DENCER, COLORADO 8020? <br />I,~ rt~!,i, Heir, Imo: <br />2151M Irovember 17, 1983 '~!»1 <br />N'~ CU-00-. 3 <br />Caryl Helmin <br />National King Coel, Inc. ~~0 V ~ 1 193 <br />1015 1/2 Main Avenue <br />P. 0. Box 2905 ~~c~h91FJ~p L.aT~tD <br />Durango, Colorado 81302 Mf+1'IDIV DIVIc;IpN <br />Dear Mr. Helmin: <br />The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSPIRE) has <br />terminated, effective immediately, Federal permit CO-0043, issued an June 30, <br />1982, for National King Coal, Inc.'s King mine. The Federal permii was <br />terminated in accordance with OSATRE's Directive on the Termination of Federal <br />Permits 'oecause the State has a cooperative agreement that delegates the <br />permitting responsibilities on Federal lands to the State, and Colorado i4ined <br />Land Reclamation Division (MLRD) has issue3 State permit C-81-035 for the icing <br />mine in accordance with the Colorado State program and cooperative agreement. <br />I have enclosed the memorandum terminating the Federal permit. Attached to <br />the memorsndum are the applicable standard conditions of approval of the Y,ing <br />mine mining plan approved by the Assistant Secretary on i•lay 20, 1932, for <br />Federal leases C-29125 and P-058300. These conditions were previously <br />incorporated in the Federal permit. Notwithstanding the termination of the <br />Federal permit, these conditions remain in full force and effect. <br />Colorado MLRD is now the regulato*_y authority for surface coal mining and <br />reclamation operations on Federal lsnds at the icing nine under the Colorado <br />State permit 0-91-G35, the Colorado State program, end the cooperative <br />agreement. Mining operations on Federsl leases C-29125 end P-053300 nust be <br />conducted in accordance with the approved Wining plan inoluding the stender3 <br />conditions, the lenses, the I4ineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, end its <br />implementing regulations, as well as the State ner`it. <br />if you hsve any questions, please contact Richsr3 Holbroo}: et (303) 344-5053. <br />Sincerely, <br />GC'7 v~ <br />Ranvir Singh, Chief <br />Federal Lsnds Branch <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Fred Banta, 14LP.D `' <br />Robert Hagen, Al-oueueraue Field Office <br />Bureau of Land 1anagement, Colorado Stato Office <br />Bureau of Land i•iaaagement, Saa Juan Resource P.rea Office <br />Bureau of Land-Management, Montrose District Office <br />J. Opdy're, U.S. Fish en3 n'ildlife Ser-rice <br />