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t. ; <br />t <br />1931M <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />BROOKS TONERS <br />1020 ISTH S"FREET <br />DENVER, COLORADO 80202 <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />TA1~~ ~ <br />a~ <br />-~ ~ <br />In Rrply Refer '~o. <br />4441 <br />CO-031 <br />t4 ay 24, 1988 <br />Henry and Opal Weaver <br />Ohio Creek No. 2 Mine <br />Gunnison, Colorado 81230 <br />Dear Mr. and Mrs. Weaver: <br />The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has <br />terminated, effective immediately, Federal permit CO-031, issued on October <br />15, 1982, for Henry and Opal Weaver's Ohio Creek No. 2 mine. The Federal <br />permit was terminated in accordance with OSMRE's Directive on the Termination <br />of Federal Permits because the State has a cooperative agreement that <br />delegates the permitting responsibilities on Federsl lands to the State, and <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division (CMLRD) has issued State permit <br />CO-80-002 for the Ohio Creek No. 2 mine in accordance with the Colorado State <br />program and cooperative agreement. <br />I have enclosed the memorandum terminating the Federal permit and the <br />applicable conditions of approval of the Ohio Creek No. 2 mine mining plan <br />approved by the Assistant Se^, ratary on Mo M h 2~ 79g2 for Federal lease <br />C-069942. These conditions xere previously incorporated in the Federal permit. <br />Special conditions contained in the Federal permit were retained in the mining <br />plan approval document. <br />Colorado MLRD is now the regulatory authority for surface coal mining and <br />reclamation operations on Federal lands at the Ohio Creek No. 2 mine under the <br />Colorado State permit CO-80-002, the Colorado State program, and the <br />cooperative agreement. Mining operations on Federal lease C-069942 must be <br />conducted in accordance with the approved mining plan, the lease, the Mineral <br />Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, and its implementing regulations, as well as <br />the State permit. <br />If you have aqy questions, please contact Marcia Sneed at (303) 844-2852• <br />Sincerely, <br />Ranvi~r S g , Chiec=~~ <br />Federal Lands Branch <br />Enclosures <br />REC~I~/~® <br />MAY 2 G 1988 <br />MINED LAND <br />RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />