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A computer check of the AVS for the permit renewal proposed decision resulted in a conditional <br />issue. There were no updates to the AVS since the original AVS check. Therefore, Stipulation <br />No. 12 did not have to be modified but was still in effect for this permit renewal. <br />All of the adequacy issues were resolved, except for the concurrence by the Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife concerning the woody plant stem density standazd for the reclaimed azeas. Because this <br />issue may take some time to resolve, Stipulation No. 14 was attached to this proposed decision. <br />The pages and maps that were revised in Permit Renewal No. 1 were placed into the permit <br />application through Minor Revision No. 21. This minor revision was approved on May 7, 2002. <br />The application for Permit Revision No. 7, dated February 27, 2003, was received at the Division <br />on February 28, 2003. The submittal was called complete on March ] 0, 2003. Completeness <br />letters were sent on Mazch 11, 2003 and the completeness public notice was published. Only one <br />comment letter, from the Colorado Historical Society, was received at the Division concerning <br />Permit Revision No. 7. <br />The Division conducted an Applicant Violator System (AVS) check on May 6, 2003. The system <br />and Office of Surface Mining recommendations were for a conditional issue. <br />The Division sent its preliminary adequacy review letter on April 14, 2003. BRL submitted its <br />preliminary adequacy review responses in a submittal dated April 24, 2003. Additional <br />information was sent by BRL in a submittal dated May 1, 2003. <br />The Division sent its final adequacy letter to BRL on May 7, 2003. The Division included the <br />reclamation cost estimate in the amount of $370,186.00 for the activities proposed in Permit <br />Revision No. 7. BRL responded on May 12, 2003. All outstanding issues were resolved. <br />The application for Permit Revision No. 8, dated February 27, 2003, was submitted by BRL on <br />February 28, 2003. The permit revision was called complete on March 10, 2003. Letters of <br />completeness were mailed to the appropriate federal, state, county and local government <br />agencies, water user associations and environmental organizations. The public notice that <br />informed the public of the submittal was published four times in the Delta County Independent, <br />in the March 12, 19, 26 and Apri12, 2003 editions. <br />The Division sent BRL its preliminary adequacy review questions in a letter dated April 10, <br />2003. BRL responded to the Division's adequacy questions in a submittal dated July 22, 2003 <br />and received at the Division on July 24, 2003. All but two of the Division's concerns were <br />answered satisfactorily to the Division in BRL's responses. The Division sent a second adequacy <br />review letter, dated September 15, 2003. BRL replied with their second response letter, dated <br />September 17, 2003. All of the Division's concerns were resolved with that second response <br />letter from BRL. <br />The Division received one comment letter for Permit Revision No. 8. In a letter dated April 21, <br />2003, the United States Department of Agriculture- Forest Service (USDA-FS) expressed <br />concerns about the effects of subsidence in the Sheep Corral drainage. BRL responded to the <br />10 <br />