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concerns of the USDA-FS in the adequacy review response letter dated July 22, 2003. In a reply letter dated September 24, 2003, the USDA-FS concurred with the approval of PR-08, provided that a commitment was added concerning visual subsidence monitoring in the Sheep Corral drainage. In a final submittal dated September 24, 2003, BRL added the commitment to the permit text. The application for Permit Revision No. 9, dated June 1, 2005, was received at the Division on June 3, 2005. The submittal was called complete on June 13, 2005. Completeness letters were sent on June 13, 2005 and the completeness public notice was published. Only one letter, from the Office of the State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, was received at the Division concerning Permit Revision No. 9. They had no concerns. The Division conducted an Applicant Violator System (AVS) check on August 31, 2005 and October 4, 2005. The system and Office of Surface Mining recommendations were issue. The Division sent its preliminary adequacy review letter on August 10, 2005. BRL submitted its preliminary adequacy review responses in a submittal dated September 16, 2005. Additional information was sent by BRL in a submittal dated September 20. The Bureau of Land Management sent a copy of the modified lease COC-61209 on September 9, 2005. The Division sent its final adequacy letter to BRL on September 28, 2005. BRL responded on October 7, 2005. All outstanding issues were resolved. Description of the Environment With the approval of Permit Revision No. 9, the Bowie No. 2 coal mine permit azea will include 5,286 surface acres, of which 2,674 surface acres are federally owned and 2,612 acres are privately owned. Private minerals within the permit azea encompass 1,957 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 3,329 acres. The coal and the surface lands within the present permit area are both federally and privately owned, as are the surface areas that have been disturbed by surface developments. The total approved disturbed azea by surface operations is 229.5 acres. In the original permit application review, following discussions with the OSM in Denver and based upon the specific recommendations of the OSM, it had been determined that the Bowie No. 2 Mine would be considered a private mine for the purposes of permitting and inspection regulation. However, the Bowie No. 2 Mine became a federal mine upon approval of Technical Revision No. 16. Through that revision, BRL was granted permission to conduct mining in a limited azea of the Iron Point Tract Federal Lease. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is located in Delta County, approximately five (5) miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The mine permit area is located on lands depicted on the U. S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle Map, and the Bowie No. 2 mine portals are located northwest of the Old King Mine portals (also known as the Bowie Mine). The surface facilities are located north and south of Oid State Highway 133 neaz the old townsite of Bowie. The mine