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ENl Ol , <br />'~ ' <br />~ ~~~Y~ <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and En(orcemcnt <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 <br />T0: Assistant Secretary for Energy and PSinerala <br />FROM: Director, Office of Surface Mining <br />SUBJECT: Recommendation for Approval of King tuning and Reclamation Plan, <br />National King Coal Inc., La Plata County, Colorado <br />(Federal Leases P-058300 and C-29125) <br />Pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) and~the <br />Mineral Leasing Act, as amended, I am advising you that OSM is prepared to ap- <br />prove a permit for the King nine. My decision to approve National King Coal <br />Inc.'s application for a permit under the Federal Lands Program is based on <br />the applicant's complete permit application wlth stipulations, public partici- <br />pation, the review of the application by OSM and the State as required by 30 <br />CFR Chapter VII, Subchapter D and the approved Colorado State Program, and <br />compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The Secretary may ap- <br />prove a mining plan for Federal lairds undec Sections 2(a), (2)(b), and <br />(2)(a)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended, if the proposed operations <br />will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. <br />I recommend that the mining plan updated as of February 17, 1982 by National <br />King Coal, Inc. be approved. <br />Attachment <br />I approve: <br />Assistant Secretary for Energy and Pfinerals <br />Date <br /> <br />.-.. } <br />