PERMFILE109518

• Permit No: X200720511
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/10/2007
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Twentymile Coal Company
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O
Phone: [phone] u t v[ s t o N o r
RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
- St-
SAFETY
July 10, 2007
Bill Ritter, lr.
Mr. Scott Cowman Governor
TWentymlle Coal Company Harris D. Sherman
29515 Routt County Road 27 Executive Director
Oak Creek CO 80467 Ronald W. Cattany
e Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Notification of Determination of Completeness
Twentymile Coal Company, "2007-2008 Wolf Creek Seam Exploration Project"
DRMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-205-11
Dear Mr. Cowman:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received a Notice of Intent to Explore from Twentymile
Coal Company for the "2007-2008 -Twentymile Wolf Creek Seam Exploration Project" on June 13,
2007. The Division has assigned the number X-2007-205-11 to this Notice of Intent.
Determination of Completeness [Regulation 2.02.2(2)]
Notice of Intent X-2007-205-11 is deemed Complete as of July 10, 2007.
Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance and of Performance Bond Amount
[Regulations 2.02.2(3); 1.04(127); 3.05.2(2))
In accordance with Regulation 2.02.2(3), we will conduct our review of the Notice of Intent and by July
24 2007 determine whether the proposed activities will "substantially disturb the natural land surface" as
defined by Regulation 1.04(127). Should adequacy issues exist with the Notice of Intent, we will send
you a letter requesting their resolution during these two weeks.
If we determine that the proposed activities will "substantially disturb the natural land surface", we must
additionally determine whether the proposed activities qualify as coal exploration [Regulation 1.04(22)]
or surface coal mining operations [Regulation 1.04(132)]. Additionally, our determination as to whether
the proposed activities will substantially disturb the natural land surface must include a determination of
performance bond amount [Regulation 3.05.2(2)]. Once we have made these determinations, we will
notify you immediately. Thank you for your participation in this matter. Please feel free to contact me if
you have questions.
Sincerely,
~~~`~~~
Daniel I. Hernandez
Senior Environmental Protection Specialist
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines