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• <br />MEMORANDIIM <br />To: <br />From: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 <br />Assistant Secretary for Laad and Miner s Maalag~ at <br />i <br />Director, Office of Surface Mining ' / <br />Recommendation for Approval of the Mt.~unnison No. 1 Mine Mining <br />Plan Modification, Weet Elk Coal Company, Gunnison County, <br />Colorado, Federal Lease C-1362 <br />I recommend approval of the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 mine mining plan modification <br />pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. My recommendation to <br />approve the Weat Elk Coal Company's mining plan modification is based on: (1) <br />the company's permit application package (PAP) ae submitted and updated <br />through September 12, 1985, (2) review of the PAP by the State as required by <br />the Colorado State Program sad cooperative agreement, (3) review of the <br />operation and reclamation plan portion of the permit application by the Office <br />of Surface Mining, (4) the Federal lands review pursuant to section 522(b) of <br />the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), (5) comments <br />sad recommendations or concurrences of other Federal ageaciea, including the <br />findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Laad Management with respect to <br />the resource recovery and protection plan and other requirements of the lease <br />and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, (6) compliance with the <br />National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and (7) documentation aeauring <br />compliance with applicable requirements of other Federal laws, regulations and <br />executive orders. <br />The Secretary may approve a mining plan modification for Federal lands under <br />30 II.S.C. 207(c) and 1273(c). I find that the proposed operations will be is <br />compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and I recommend the Mt. <br />Gunnison No. 1 mine mining plan modification, updated through September 12, <br />1985, be approved. <br />Approval of this mining plan modification will not affect the pending <br />challenge to the issuance of the Suly 1981 Mt. Gunnison No. 1 mine permit. <br />Approval: <br />I approve the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 mining plan modification sad the attached <br />mining plan approval document number CO-0021 dated September, 1985, including <br />conditions. <br />• Aaeiata¢~ Secretary for <br />Management <br />~1 ~S <br />Date <br />