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Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve, with the following <br />stipulations, an application for a permit revision which entails addition of a new mining area <br />east of the Sanborn Creek portals. This new mining area will extract coal from the B and <br />C coal seams. <br />Simulation No. 21 <br />THE APPROVAL OF PERMIT REVISION NO. 3 (PR-O3) IS CONT[NGENI' UPON BUREAU OF LAND <br />MANAGEMENT APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATION OF COAL LASE COC-S3S1O AND OFFICE OF <br />SURFACE MIMNG APPROVAL OF THE MINE PLAN FOR THE EASTERN LFiISE MODIFICATION AREA. <br />Stipulation No. 22 <br />THE APPROVAL OF PERMIT REVISION NO.3 (PR-O3) IS CONTTNGENT UPON UNITED STATES FISH <br />AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CONCURRENCE WITH THE DIVISIONS DECISION TO APPROVE THE REVISION <br />APPLICATION. <br />Simulation No. 23 <br />WITHIN 6O DAYS OF FINAL APPROVAL OF PERMrC REVISION NO.3 (PR-O3), ALL MAPS SHOWING <br />THE PERMn' BOUNDARY MUST BE REVISED.AND SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION [N T7iE FORM OF A <br />MINOR REVISION, <br />Stipulations 1 through 13, 1S, and 17 through 19 were all previously resolved. Stipulations <br />pending are: <br />Stipulation No. 14: <br />PACIFIC BASIN RESOURCES MUST SUBMIT A MINE PLAN CHANGE TO, AND RECEIVE APPROVAL <br />PROM, ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES BEFORE PULLING PILLARS FROM THE B <br />SEAM UNDERNEATH ANY UNMINED C SEAM AREAS WITH LESS THAN 1,SOO FEED OF COVER WITHIN <br />FEDERAL COAL L.FASE COGS3SlO. <br />Simulation No. 16: <br />THE OPERATOR W[LL, PURSUANT TO RULE 4.10.2(2)(B), SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION AS PART OF <br />THE QUARTERLY COAL MINE WASTE PILE INSPECTION REPORT, COMPACTION 'C&S-P RESULTS FOR <br />THAT PILE. TESTTNG WILL TAIO; PLACE ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS, DEPENDING ON THE RATE AT <br />WHICH THE PILE RECEIVES COAL M[NE WASTE, TO ENSURE SCABiLITY OF THE PILE. <br />Sanborn Creek Mine 3 Permit Revision No. 3 <br />