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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />NOTICE OF A DECISION AND AVAILABILITY <br />OF BOTH A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND AN <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR <br />WEST ELK COAL COMPANY <br />PERMANENT PROGRAM PERMIT REVISION AND <br />MINING PLAN MODIPICATION <br />MT. GUNNISON NUMBER 1'MZNE <br />GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO <br />The United States Department of the Interior, in accordance with Section 523 <br />of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, has approved a <br />mining plan modification for West Elk Coal Company to mine coal at its Mt. <br />Gunnison No. 1 mine. The documentation for the decision was prepared by the <br />Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM). <br />The Mt. Gunnison No. 1 underground coal mine is located in Gunnison County, <br />Colorado, 1 mile east of Somerset, Colorado. The proposed modification will <br />_ cover approximately 320 acres all of which are underlain by Federal coal. - - <br />Maximum mine production will be at a rate of 2.8 million tons of coal per year <br />over 40 years. <br />Pursuant to 40 CFR Sections 1501.4(e) and 1506.6, notice is hereby given that <br />_~ OSM has found that no significant environmental impacts would result from such <br />approval based on an environmental assessment prepared by OSM and the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division's findings document. OSM's recommendation to <br />__ _ _ _ approve__ West_ Elk _Coal Company's mining plan modification is-in accordance-with ----- - <br />30 CFR Part 746. For information or clarification concerning the approval of <br />the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 mine plan modification, please contact Rick Lawton oc <br />Richard Holbrook at (303) 844-3806, Office of Surface Mining, Denver, Colorado. <br />The decision package including the environmental assessment is available for <br />public review at the following locations: <br />- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Western Technical Center <br />1020 15th Street <br />Denver, Colorado 60202 <br />Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Albuquerque Field Office <br />219 Central Avenue, N.W., Room 216 <br />Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />423 Centennial Building <br />1313. Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />i • <br />