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Doc Date:12/11/Y00, <br /> 999 <br /> 4K,ENT OFeT�F <br /> United States Department of the Interior <br /> n O <br /> • ' a <br /> OFFICE OF SURFACE \MINING <br /> °j4RCH �e'a Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> Witchingtou. D.C.20240 <br /> DEC 1 5 1994 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Assistant Secretary, Land and Mute7JIaLmManagement <br /> From: Robert J. Uram ( /Director, Office o ace Mjtngation and Enforcement <br /> Subject: Recommendation for Approval with a Condition of the Mountain Coal <br /> Company's West Elk Mine Mining Plan for Federal Lease COC-54558, <br /> Gunnison and Delta Counties, Colorado <br /> I recommend approval with a condition of the Mountain Coal Company's West Elk Mine <br /> mining plan for Federal lease COC-54558 pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as <br /> amended. Approval of this mining plan supplements the West Elk Mine mining plans for <br /> Federal leases C-0117192, D-044569, C-1362 approved on July 15, 1981 and modified on <br /> • August 16, 1985, September 27, 1985, November 21, 1987, and December 22, 1989. My <br /> recommendation to approve the West Elk Mine mining plan is based on: (1) Mountain Coal <br /> Company's complete permit application package (PAP), (2) compliance with the National <br /> Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable <br /> requirements of other Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders, (4) comments and <br /> recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, and the public, (5) the findings <br /> and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to the resource <br /> recovery and protection plan and other requirements of the Federal lease and the Mineral <br /> Leasing Act, and (6) the findings and recommendations of the Colorado Division of Minerals <br /> and Geology with respect to the PAP and the Colorado State program. <br /> The Secretary may approve a mining plan for Federal leases under 30 U.S.C. §§ 207(c) and <br /> 1273(c). Pursuant to 30 CFR Chapter Vll, Subchapter D, I find that the proposed mining <br /> plan will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The decision document <br /> for the proposed mining plan action is attached. <br /> Attachment <br />