PERMFILE105827

• Permit No: X200722900
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/18/2007
• Doc Name: Responses to Adequacy Review
• From: Hydro-Environmental Solutions Inc
• To: DRMS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Jeh~ i7, 7007
ills Daniel /ternnnde-
Re: Coiv Comp Protect, A'OI.Y-2007-329-On, Responses to Adeyuacy Conwients
Page 3
"Vehicular lrm+el on other than established graded and s'uafnce roads will be ]smiled to that
ahsolulely necessary to conduct the exploration. Trai~el wiA be confined m graded and
smfuced roads daring periods irhen excessii~e damage to regetation or rz~~ling of the Innd
sruface could result.
Response: The requested statement has been added to die NOI Supplemental Information on page 6
under the section Site Development -Exploration Access.
6. ht accordance with the requirements of Regulairons 2.02.2(s)~) and d.?L~(.i), please nrodfy
the text of the NO! to include dre fallowing statement:
"Prior to earllr-proving ar excavation of any type, the A and 6 horrzoars wrll be salvaged and
rmred in on rmen dial will he undisturbed and not subject to excessive wind or wales erosion.
77ie under]}-ing subsoil mulerials udll, if necessary, be sah+uged and s'lored in an area se/~ara(e
from .~I and 6 horizon nmlerials. bnmediately aeon cessation of operations, the subsoil i~~ill be
replaced, wish the surface left in a roughened condition. Z'he A and 6 horiaons wi/l then be
replaced oi~er the st~bsorl material. "
Response: The requested statement has been added to the NOI Supplemental Information on page 6
under die section Site Development -Drill Pad Construction. CCR is committed to reclaiming the
exploration disturbances in as timely a manner as possible; however, equipment scheduling
limitations or weather-related delays may result in a several day(s) gap between cessation of
operations and drill pad reclamation.
7. In accordance with the requtrenrents ofRegzdalions Z.OZ1(2)(/) and =111(-1), please modify the
~e.~~~ of ahe iVOI lu include the jolloiving statenrenl:
°ExcuvaNons, artrfrcicr! flat areas, crud embankments creuled diming esplarutron will be
remm~ed to aherr approzhiaate orTgincrl contour promptly cfler such feaha~es are no longer
needed fbr coal exploration. "
Response: The statement has been added to the NOI Supplemental Information on page 1 I under
the section Exploration Site Reclamation.
8. :Is mentioned previously in this letter, she Division has calculated cr sec/amnlian bond estimate
fur this NOT. This cost es~imo~e reflects certain [eleplrone conrerscuruns held recently behi~een
[he Division and representalires of Colorado Coal Resources. LLC. Per these conversations,
Colorado Coal Resources LLC has stated that, calirary Io language in the NOl, rt does not
intend ro [win any of the prrnnrry ll exploration drill holes (CCU-001 through CCU-01 /)
without first si~bndlled to die Divrsion for approval an amendment io the NOI to conduct the
hvinning. The cos! es'limate for the NOI reflects this intent, rnid therefore does noC contain
reclamation cos7s for nvrnned holes'. In accordance udth the ter/uirements of Regttlatians'
2.OZ.2(Z)(g) and 3.05.?, please Therefore revise the NOI ~o mdreute that Colorado Coal
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