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United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />m arnnr artm ro <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80202-5733 <br />November 1.2001 <br />Memorandum <br />To: <br />From: <br />Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining <br />Regional Director, Western Regional Coordinating Center C~~,~ <br />CO-0103 <br />Subject: Recommendation for Approval, Without Special Conditions, of the Mining Plan <br />Modification for Federal Lease COC-61209 at Bowie Resources LTD.'s Bowie <br />No. 2 Mine located in Delta County, Colorado <br />I. Recommendation <br />I recommend approval, without special conditions, of a mining plan modification for <br />• Federal lease COC-61209 at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. This is a mining plan modification <br />for an underground coal mine being permitted under the Federal lands program, [he <br />approved Colorado Stale program, and the cooperative agreement. <br />My recommendation to approve the new mining plan is based on: <br />(I) Bowie Resources LTD.'s complete permit application package (PAP), <br />(2) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, <br />(3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable requirements of other Federal <br />laws, regulations, and executive orders, <br />(4) comments and recommendations orconcurrence of other Federal agencies, and <br />the public, <br />(5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management regarding <br />the resource recovery and protection plan, [he Federal lease requirements, and the <br />Mineral Leasing Act, and <br />(6) the Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for Permit Revision No. 5, <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine, C-96-083, of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />• regarding the PAP and the Colorado State program. <br />