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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303)832A706 <br />J~-`1 <br />JUI 20 2007 <br />~~7'2~~ <br />` JI1L 'L ~ ~~UU1 <br />Division ofa d Safety n <br />Mining <br /> <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- &- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />y ~ Executive Director <br />/'~ - 19 7 7 - 3 a ~ Ronald W Cattany <br />Division Director <br />TO: Ron Cattany, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Directotiatural Resource Trustee <br />FROM: G. Russell Means, Environmental Protection Specialist, <br />RE: Request for Appointment of Pre-hearing Conference Officer, <br />Cotter Designated Mining Operation Appeals. <br />The Mined Land Reclamation Board has received appeals of the Division's findings in <br />regard to DMO status for four Cotter mines. Cotter is appealing the DMO designation for <br />the JD-6, JD-8 and JD-9 mines. An environmental coalition is appealing the Division's <br />findings that the SM-18 Mine is not a DMO. Per the Board's direction aPre-Hearing <br />Conference shall be held prior to the Formal Public Hearing. <br />A Board approved Stipulated Motion approved on July 11th, 2007 sets dates for final <br />reviews, responses and the date for the Formal Public Hearings. <br />The Formal Public Hearing has been scheduled to occur during the October 17th and 18th, <br />2007 Board meeting. <br />Sandy Brown has indicated that she will be available to preside as Pre-hearing Conference <br />Officer for aPre-hearing Conference during the available dates. <br />Staff respectfully request that Sandy Brown be appointed as Pre-hearing "Conference <br />Officer for the Cotter DMO Appeals. <br />Sincerely, <br />/~, G`g~~ <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: David Berry, DBMS Supervisor <br />Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, North Team Supervisor <br />Sandy Brown, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Coal Program <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />