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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND"GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources '- -'- ° - <br />1313 Sherman 5[„ Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />'April 26 _2006 ;~ <br />Tracy Plessinger _ - . `/ <br />Department of Energy <br />2597 B'/a Road <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81503 <br />COLORADO <br />D 1 V (5 I O N O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLANATION•NINING <br />SAFETY•SCIE NCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell GeoBe <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: SM 18-. -Mine, PermitNo`M 1978-I16,%Appea[ ofDivision Dectsion,Concerning Non-Designated <br />Mining (Non-DMO) Status. ^' <br />Dear Ms. Plessinger: <br />On April 21 s`, 2006 the Division of Minerals and Geology received a copy of the ap~leal to the Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board filed by The Energy Minerals Law Center of the March 9` , 2006 decision by <br />the Division to find that the above referenced site is aNon-Designated Mining Operation. Please find <br />enclosed a copy of the appeal, which has been submitted to the Board for its consideration. <br />At this time, the Division cannot give a definitive date as to when the Board will hear the appeal. By <br />law, all parties will be noticed at least 30 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. <br />The Division is forwarding a copy of the Energy Minerals Law Center appeal to the DOE for your <br />reference since the agency is directly mentioned in the document. Should the DOE wish to participate <br />either directly or by submitting comments, please contact Division staff as soon as possible. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand <br />Junction Field Office, 101 South Third Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone <br />no. 970-241-1117 <br />Sincerely, <br />G. Russell Means °~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Bruce Humphries, Minerals Program Supervisor <br />Cc: Cheryl Linden, Colorado Attorney General's Office <br />Cc: Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, North Team <br />G/I,y~cBn /h~3/~ <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land RE~clamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />