GENERAL39666

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Name: Recommendation of Approval of Federal Leases C-0125437, C-0125515 & C-0125439
• From: OSM
• To: LAND AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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` OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
Memorandum
To:
From:
Subject:
Coal Company's M lane Canyon Mine Mining
for Federal Leases C-0125437, C-0125515,
C-0125439, Garfield County, Colorado
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Land and Minerals Management
tion f Approval of the Grand Valley
Plan
and
I recommend approval of the Grand Valley Coal Company's
McClane Canyon Mine mining plan for Federal leases
C-0125437, C-0125515, and C-0125439
Leasing Act of 1920, as amended.
Mineral
My recommendation to approve e c ane
anyon ine mining plan is.based on: (1) Grand Valley Coal
Company's complete permit 'application package (PAP),
(2) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
--- of 1969, (3) documentation assuring compliance with
applicable requirements of other Federal laws, regulations,
and executive orders, (4) comments and recommendations or
concurrence of other Federal agencies, and the public,
(5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land
Management with respect to the resource recovery and
protection plan and other requirements of the Federal
leases and the Mineral Leasing Act, and (6) the findings
and recommendations by the Colorado Division of Minerals
and Geology with respect to the PAP and the Colorado State
program.
The Secretary may approve
under 30 U.S.C. §§ 207(c)
~' Chapter VII, Subchapter D,
plan will be in compliance
regulations. The decision
plan action is attached.
a mining plan for Federal leases
and 1273(cj. Pursuant to 30 CFR
I find that the proposed mining
with all applicable laws and
document for the proposed mining
Attachment