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The Review Process (RN-03) <br />On June 23, 2000, Seneca Coal Company submitted an application for Permit Renewal No. 3 for <br />mining and reclamation activities at the Seneca II-W Mine. The application was deemed <br />complete for purposes of filing on July 3, 2000, and the proper notification was sent to parties <br />identified in Rule 2.07.3(3)(6). A public notice of the application was published in the Steamboat <br />Pilot once a week for four consecutive weeks beginning September 30, 1998. <br />On July 22, 2000, the Division requested comments from various Federal and State agencies <br />regarding the permit renewal application. No comments were received regarding the renewal <br />application. <br />The Division issued a preliminary adequacy letter on September 5, 2000. SCC responded on <br />March 23, 2001 and Apri124, 2001. Follow-up adequacy letters were sent on May 15, 2001 and <br />May 21; 2001. SCC responded on May 29, 2001. One issue was stipulated, Stipulation 27, and <br />all other issues have been resolved. <br />The Division queried the Applicant Violator System (AVS) on July 19, 2000 to obtain a <br />recommendation for approval of the permit renewal based on the applicant and its owners' and <br />controllers' compliance record. The system recommended the application be conditionally <br />issued. The preliminary adequacy letter addressed the issues regarding the AVS. On June 14, <br />2001, the Division queried the AVS again. The system recommendation was a conditional issue. <br />The follow up recommendation by the OSM on June 14, 2001 was also a conditional issue. <br />Resolution of the conditional issue requires SCC to provide proof of resolution of a Kentucky <br />civil penalty violation and bond forfeiture. The same condition was placed on Minor Revision <br />No. 42 and Stipulation 24 was attached to the permit on July 29, 1997. <br />The Review Process (PR-3) <br />On February 4, 2002, Seneca Coal Company submitted an application for Permit Revision <br />No. 3 (PR-3) for mining and reclamation activities at the Seneca II-W Mine. The <br />application was deemed complete for purposes of filing on February 11, 2002, and the <br />proper notification was sent to parties identified in Rule 2.07.3(3)(6). A public notice of <br />the application was published in the Steamboat Pilot once a week for four consecutive <br />weeks beginning February 24, 2002. <br />On February 11, 2002, the Division requested comments from various Federal and State <br />agencies regarding the permit renewal application. Comments were received during the <br />course of the review from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement <br />(OSM), and the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW). In addition, correspondence was <br />received from Theresa Friederich and George Friederich, who own surface land within the <br />area to be affected by PR-3. The OSM correspondence confirmed that the proposed <br />Seneca II-W Findings Document 5 June 15, 2001 <br />Permit Renewal No. 3 May 2, 2003 <br />