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• ~I I I II I I~ I I~ I~~~ II~ PROPOSED DECISION Sait Creek Mining Company McClane Canyon Mine The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approve with stipulations an application for a permit renewal to conduct coal mining submitted by Salt Creek Mining Company for the McClane Canyon Mine. This decision document replaces the March 4, 1982 decision document for the initial permanent regulatory program permit issued to Salt Creek Mining Company on April 16, 1982. This document is issued subsequent to a request by Salt Creek Mining Company on October 17, 1984 to renew existing permit No. C-004-80 for an additional three year permit term. This approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comp]y with al] requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, as amended, 34-33-101 et sew., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. Appropriate findings within the original document have been modified as necessary to reflect the current status and condition of the McClane Canyon Mine. Additionally, all stipulations attached to the March 4, 1982 decision document which have been satisfied by the applicant (stipulation Nos. 8, 9, 10, 13, and 15) have been deleted from this document. Stipulations which are ongoing in nature (stipulations (Nos. 1, 4, 5, and 7) have been retained. Certain stipulations (Nos. 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14) have been revised or modified in accordance with either the stipulation resolution process or the current temporary cessation status of the mine. The permit application renewal and the stipulations will become a binding part of the permit upon approval. The stipulations for the McClane Canyon Mine are as follows: 1. IF, DURING THE COURSE OF OPERATIONS, PREVIOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED CULTURAL RESOURCES ARE DISCOVERED, THE APPLICANT SHALL INSURE THAT THE SITE IS NOT DISTURBED AND SHALL NOTIFY THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY. THE APPLICANT SHALL INSURE THAT THE RESOURCE(S) IS PROPERLY EVALUATED IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC ~ PLACES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (36 CFR 60.6). SHOULD A RESOURCE BE ,v DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN CONSULTATION WITH THE REGULATORY o AUTHORITY 'AND THE SHPO, THE APPLICANT SHALL CONFER WITH AND OBTAIN o THE APPROVAL OF THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND THE SHPO CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES AS APPROPRIATE. IF PREVIOUSLY UNPLANNED SURFACE DISTURBING ACTIVITIES ARE NECESSARY, THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A JUSTIFICATION AND MAPS SHOWING THE PROPOSED DISTURBANCE TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THESE ACTIVITIES. -I-