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r • • .vz rr c~ i. n t; r o rr r i; rr Dlr. David S}relton May 8, 1y81 Page 1W0 is also permitted by the Colorado statutes and regulations governing surface mining, which effectively allows the Division to defer action on a mine permit before local yovernwent ayproval of the proposed mine has been obtained. By this letter, the Rio Blanco County Commissioners also transmit to the Division their concerns and comments to tlrc Western Fuels application. Without the addition of adequate protections to mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the proposed mine, the mine will have serious adverse effects ort the welfare of Rio Blanco County. These concerns and comments are filed pursuant to Section 2.07.3 (3)(c) cf tLe Reyulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal t~lininy ("Reyulations"). They also form the basis of the county commissioners' Petition fur Uesigrratiun of Unsuitability wlriclr tras been filed today with the Mined Land Reclamation Board. The county comr;~issioners Hereby request an Informal Conference pursuant tc 2.U7.3(6)(a) of the Reyulations, to address the socioeconomic impacts of the proposeu mine and the need for adequate mitigating measures. We do nut insist that the conference be conducted in the locality of the proposed mining operations and will be happy to meet at the Division's offices in Denver. I. Pursuant to CItS 34-33-110, ~7estern Fuels-Utah, Inc. ("VJestarn Fuels") has submitted to the Division an appli- catiurr for a permit to perform surface coal mining and reclamation operations. The proposed operations, to be known as the Deserado [line, are to be located entirely wittrirr Riu Blanco County, and, unless mitigating measures are adopted, will have substantial adverse impacts on the social acrd ecorroniic well-being of the county.