PERMFILE107883

• Permit No: X200714210
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/6/2007
• Doc Name: Notification of Completeness & 2nd Adequacy Review
• From: DRMs
• To: Western Fuels Association Inc
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SL, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
June 6, 2007
Mr. Murari P. Shrestha
Western Fuels Association Inc
P.O. Box 33424
Denver, CO 80233-3434
RE: Notification of Completeness and Second Adequacy Review
Western Fuels-Colorado, Third Park Project
DRM5 Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-142-10
Dear Mr. Shrestha:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
M[NING
- &-
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, 7r.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division DIrMOr
Natural Resource Trustee
On February 27, 2007, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety sent to Westem Fuels
Association Inc an Incompleteness letter regarding DRMS Notice of Intent No. X-2007-142-10. We
received responses to that letter on April 2, 2007, and May 31, 2007.
Determination of Completeness [Regulation 2.02.2(2)]
The Notice of Intent is hereby deemed "Complete" as of today, for the following reasons:
1. In accordance with the requirements of Regulation 2.02.2(2)(e), we had requested
information pertaining to an application to the BLM for an Exploration License. The
response stated that an application for BLM Exploration License has been filed, and has
been given a designation by BLM of COC 69822. This addresses our Completeness
concern. The adequacy of the response is addressed below as new Item 13.
2. Also in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 2.02.2(2)(e), we had raised the
concern that some of the activities proposed by the Notice of Intent appeared to have
been located on fee land for which some form of right of entry had not been provided.
The response revised the location of these activities so as to limit them to pubic land
and to public roads on fee land. This addresses our Completeness concern. The
adequacy of this response is addressed below as new Item 14.
3. In accordance with Regulation 2.02.2(2)(h), we had requested "a statement, with
appropriate references from the relevant State or Federal agencies or published sources,
which determines that the exploration and reclamation describe will not jeopardize the
continued existence of an endangered or threatened species listed pursuant to Section 4
of the Endangered Species act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) or the Nongame, Endangered
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