GENERAL49809

• Permit No: M1986140
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Name: EXCHANGE OF AREAS FOR AN EXISTING 110 PERMIT FN M-86-140
• From: DMG
• To: UNIVERSAL PEAT SAND & GRAVEL
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 214
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAx: [phone]
Mr. Merrill Wright
Universal Peat Sand and Gravel
P.O. Box 158
Jefferson, CO 80456
DIVISION OF
MINELtALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
B~II Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Michael 8. Long
Subject: Exchange of Areas for an Existing 110 Permit, File Number M-86-140 Division Director
Dear Mr. Wright:
We have been working on and exchange of land to re-draw your permit boundazy to clean up your
mining operation. Now that we have a good map (Courtesy of Mr. Spielman) we can continue with
the exercise.
House Bill 1115 requires a $ 719.00 fee to process an amendment. In the case of a land exchange
where the azea to be released has not been disturbed by mining (as is the case in.your permit) and the
exchange is not controversial, it is not appropriate to require the operator to pay the full fee for an
amendment. Therefore, the Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) will allow you to process
this land exchange via a technical revision (TR) for a fee of $ 188.00 providing the following
conditions are met:
1. The area to be taken out of the permit azea must not have been affected by the
operator and the removal of the azea from the approved permit must be according to
the process discussed in Rule 4.16 "Release of Performance and Financial
Warranties" (copy enclosed). An inspection by the Division is required. This release
is a separate process from the request for the revision to add acreage. However, they
will run concurrently and will be decided at the same time.
2. The operator must waive, in writing, the right to a decision on the TR for additional
acreage within 30 days.
3. There must be no significant change to the reclamation plan.
4. The operator must go through the normal amendment public notice process and public
comment period as described in Rule 1.6.2 and 1.6.3, attached.
5. If there are objections as a result of the publication, the ]and exchange must be
handled as an amendment with the appropriate amendment fee submitted and all
amendment application forms submitted. Since the operator has followed the
amendment notice process the 30 day clock will have begun on the day the TR was