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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 632-8106 <br />REC~~vE~ <br />,~` 2a •~po1 <br />piviston of a d gate yon, <br />Mining <br />~i~M <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />'7 // Governor <br />S ~ . / g 1 M ~" ~ ~ ! ~ "~ I 1 IQ Russell George <br />JUIy 20, 2007 / Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />T0: Ron Cattany, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, DlreCtO(~atural Resource Trustee <br />FROM: G. Russell Means, Environmental Protection Specialist, <br />RE: Request for Appointment of Pre-hearing Conference Officer, <br />Cotter Designated Mining Operation Appeals. <br />The Mined Land Reclamation Board has received appeals of the Division's findings in <br />regard to DMO status for four Cotter mines. Cotter is appealing the DMO designation for <br />the JD-6, JD-8 and JD-9 mines. An environmental coalition is appealing the Division's <br />findings that the SM-18 Mine is not a DMO. Per the Board's direction aPre-Hearing <br />Conference shall be held prior to the Formal Public Hearing. <br />A Board approved Stipulated Motion approved on July 11`", 2007 sets dates for final <br />reviews, responses and the date for the Formal Public Hearings. <br />The Formal Public Hearing has been scheduled to occur during the October 17t" and 18th, <br />2007 Board meeting. <br />Sandy Brown has indicated that she will be available to preside as Pre-hearing Conference <br />Officer for aPre-hearing Conference during the available dates. <br />Staff respectfully request that Sandy Brown be appointed as Pre-hearing Conference <br />Officer for the Cotter DMO Appeals. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ <br />G: Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: David Berry, DBMS Supervisor <br />Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, North Team Supervisor <br />Sandy Brown, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Coal Program <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />Office of <br />Active and Inactive Mines <br />