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Doc Date:12/11/2001 <br /> 4MENT OF rti 9 P a Fi <br /> p P J yT <br /> United States Department of the Interior <br /> P <br /> TELE. (303)231-5353 <br /> 46 - 9 <br /> RECEIVED OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR FAX (3Q3{231-5363 <br /> CH 3 �0� RoekylMountain Region <br /> DEC 2 g - ;-PA Box 25007,:a105. <br /> 1994 putter Federdl Center <br /> Denver; CO t•80225 . <br /> Orvtsion of minerals s Geology <br /> December 8, 1994 0 <br /> � 12 - 12 _ 05 <br /> OSM. DV. P094 — <br /> .. ^ <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Chief, talnds �Branch, Western Support Center, <br /> Off ice of Stiiface Mani-ng ReClamatiom' anctcEnforcement <br /> OM: Office of the -Regional Solicitor, Roc IOU in Regi�;� <br /> SUBJECT: West Elk Mine; Mining Plan Decision P <br /> mpany; Gunnison and Delta Counties, Colorado; <br /> Federal Lease No. COC-54558= <br /> This office-has reviewed the decision package for Mountain Coal <br /> Company's West Elk•Mi'ne -for Federal Lease No. COC-54558 in <br /> Gunnison and De ies, 'Colorado:' This- mining +plan sup- <br /> plements the . West Elk—Mine—mining plans for-Federal Lease Nos. <br /> C-0117192 , D-044569 , . and C-1362 approved on -July 15, 1981, and <br /> modified on-August 16, 1985, Sept`ember' 27 , . 1985, November 21 , <br /> 1987 , -and December 22 , .,1989. -A•potoval of thYs minting plan will <br /> authorize mining of about 10 million' tons of.-:Federal coal within <br /> 1, 012 acres of Federal Lease No. COC-54558: - <br /> The Secretary of the Interior and the State of Colorado have <br /> entered into -a cooperative agreement which .delegate5 to the <br /> State permitting responsibility for- Operations-.-on Federal lands <br /> pursuant to 5 523 of SMCRA. Purduatit= to the Colorado State <br /> Program and the cooperative agreement; the State made findings <br /> for approval of the permit amendment; application package on <br /> October 21, 1994 . r, <br /> The decision package includes proposed memoranda from the <br /> Assistant Director; Western Support. 'Center,- office of Surface <br /> Mining Reclamation and Enforcement-,(OSM) , to -.the Director_. of <br /> OSM, and from the 'Director to the Assistant Secretary, Land and <br /> Minerals Management, which recommend approval with a .condition <br /> of the mining plan. <br /> We find that any issues raised during review of the decision <br /> package have been resolved and that approval- of the mining plan <br /> is consistent with applicab-1e law. - <br />