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total ermitted area of the McClane Canyon Mine contains <br />Mining is expected to continue for 25 <br />y'ea~rs under Co orado Permit No. C-BO-004 and the approved <br />mining plan. <br />The original mining plan for the McClane Canyon Mine was <br />approved under the Federal lands program on July 6, 1982, <br />and was modified on June 2Q,6 for 24B acres in Federa: <br />lease C-0125439. ~~~ _mi ~ri ~. ~ -.z1'c <br />The underground mining operations utilize room and pillar <br />mining methods. The Cameo coal seam will be mined at an <br />average production rate of about 1.2 million tons per year. <br />About 1.8 additional acres of surface disturbance for an <br />access road to the adjacent Munger Canyon mine will result <br />from this action. <br />A chronology of events related to the processing of the PAP <br />is included with the decision document. The information in <br />the PAP, as well as other information identified in the <br />decision document, has been reviewed by Colorado DMG staff <br />in coordination with the OSM Project Leader. <br />During the review of the PAP, no major issues were <br />identified. The public was notified of the availability of <br />the PAP~for review by publication of newspaper notices for <br />four consecutive weeks, with a last publication date of <br />November 29, 1991. No public comments on the PAP were <br />received after the public notice was published. <br />(`3`000 <br />c;oloraao liriu• s uecisioirana r~inaings or t;ompliance <br />provided to OSM under the cooperative agreement, the <br />environmental assessment of the proposed action and <br />alternatives prepared by OSM, other documents prepared by <br />Colorado DMG, and correspondence developed during the review <br />of the PAP are part of OSM's administrative record. <br />and L. Lowrie <br />~~. g, 1993 <br />Da <br />Attachments <br />