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>;. <br />JAN 2 ° 2004 <br />Division of Minerals anti Gealogw <br />United States Forest Paonia P.O. Boa 1030 <br />Department of Service Ranger District N Rlo Grande Ave. <br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 Paonia, CO 81428 <br />FAX 970.527151 <br />File Code: 2$20-4 <br />Date: January 27, 2004 <br />Deaz Interested Party, <br />The Grand Mesa- Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GIvfUG) have prepazed an <br />en~~ronmegt ana]ysis to Supplement to the Coal Methane Drainage Project Panels 16 to 24 <br />Environmental Assessment (EA) for Sylvester Gulch Temporary Road Construction and Box <br />Canyon Methane Drainage Wells and Temporary Road Construction; and have prepared an EA <br />for Box Canyon Shallow Seisnuc Survey. These EAs were prepared in response to applications <br />from Mountain Coal Company for activities associated with the West Elk Mine in Gunnison <br />County, Colorado. The project areas lie in the W 1/2 Section 14 (Box Canyon), and the NW I/4 <br />Section 27 and the E 1/2NE1!4 Section 28 (Sylvester Gulch), T 135, R 90W. <br />The EAs aze enclosed for your review. Please read the following carefully for instructions on <br />how to comment on the EAs. <br />The EA is being released for the 30-day public comment period according to 36 CFR 215.5. <br />The opportunity to comment on the EA ends 30 days following the date of publication of a legal <br />notice in the Deltas County Independent. Only those who submit timely and substantive <br />comments will be accepted as appellants of the final decision. Substantive comments are defined <br />in 36 CFR 215. Substantive comments must be within the scope of the proposed action, have a <br />direct relationship to the proposed action, and include supporting reasons for the Responsible <br />Official to consider. Also, for appeal eligibility, each individual or representative from each <br />organization submitting comments must either sign the comments or verify their identity upon <br />request. The Forest Service Responsible Official for the proposed action is the District Ranger <br />for the Paonia Ranger District of the GMUG. Comments may be submitted in hard copy through <br />the mail, email, fax or delivered by hand. <br />Mail comments to: Liane Mattson <br />Geologist <br />USDA Forest Service <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />Fax Comments to: (970) 527-4151 <br />Electronic comments will be accepted, and must be submitted as a Word document, or in rich <br />text format, Electronic comments should be sent to comments-rocky-mountain-emug_ <br />naonia(n~fs.fed us. For elecVonically mailed comments, the sender should normally receive an <br />automated electronic acknowledgement from the agency as confirmation.ofreceipt. If the sender <br />does not receive an automated acknowledgement of the receipt of comments, it is the sender's <br />responsibility to ensure timely receipt by other means. <br />°~ Caring fbr the Land and Serving People PrinletlonRegtleO Paper ~'~ <br />