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<br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE <br />2505 SOUTH TOWNSEND <br />MONTROSE, COLORADO 81401 <br />01-~?~-~ ,. ~f, <br />,, d% <br />March 7, 2001 <br />• <br /> <br />Memorandum <br />In Reply Refer To: <br />CO-15000 <br />3480 <br />COC 61209 <br />To: Carl Johnston, Mine Coordinator, Western Regional Coordinating Center, <br />Program Support Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and <br />Enforcement. <br />r <br />From: Uncompahgre Field Office Manager <br />Subject: R2P2 Review and Approval and Consent for Underground Coal Mining under <br />BLM Managed Surface- Bowie Resources Limited (BRL), Bowie No. 2 Mine, <br />Delta County, Colorado - PR-4 <br />We have determined that BRL's mining plan and proposed operations would comply with the <br />Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, all applicable requirements of both 43 CFR Subpart <br />3480 and the conditions and special stipulations of the federal lease involved. We also find that <br />maximum economic recovery of the federal coal within federal lease COC61209 would be <br />achieved. <br />Also, as a result of the North Fork Coal Environmental Impact Statement and mine plan reviews, <br />and in harmony with BLM's land use plan for the North Fork region, we are giving our consent <br />as a land management agency for underground coal mining where portions of the surface <br />included within boundaries of federal coal lease COC 61209 are managed by BLM. <br />These determinations cover the entire lease and encompass PR-4. [f you have any questions, <br />please call Desty Dyer at 970-240-5302. <br />CC: Bill Bear, Bowie Resources Limited <br />