PERMFILE110572

• Permit No: C1982054
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: MLRB EXHIBITS AGENDA ITEM 10
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBITS A-H
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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The initial permit application was submitted to the Division on
February 23, 1982. Tne Division issued a proposed decision to approve the
application on July 5, 1983. Permit C-82-054 was issued on October 25, 1983.
The permit was issued fora term of five years and contained 21 stipulations.
tdine development activities were initiated at the-site shortly after permit
issuance.
On April 1, 1986, the operator submitted a Notice of-Temporary.. Cessation of -
Operations to the Division. The Notice stated that the mine had been idle
since January, 1986, due to lack of a confirmed contract. The Notice
indicated that approximately 106 acres had been disturbed wnen operations
ceased.
On April 8, 1986, the Division issued findinos of the mid-term review of the
Carbon Junction Permit. The review identified a number of issues which
required revision or updating and directed the operator to submit a technical
revision to resolve the concerns. The issues are listed on gapes 8 throuo_h 10
of the mid-term permit review document.
Technical Revision No. 4 was submitted by the operator on February 2, 1987 to
address the mid-term review concerns. The revision included certain missin_a
hydrology data and topographic cross-sections. information pertaining to a
.__... number of items of concern identified by the Division in the mid-tern: review
was not included in the technical revision application, but the operator
committed to submittal of the information or completion of necessary tasks a
minimum of 60 days prior to re-commencement of mine activities. For the most
Dart, items addressed by the commitnwnt involve incorporation of pre viousl_v
approved revisions and updated environmental data into the permit gocuments,
as we71 as clarification of various aspects of the minine and reclamation
plan. The Division approved the technical revision on r4ay 12, 198i.
Dn January 19, 1923 the Division notified Pueblo Coal incorporated (hereafter
PCI) that Permit C-9?-064 would expire on October ?=, i998 and further
notified them, CUrsUar~t t0 kale ?.D9.~, that a Complete aCDliCatlpP for
renewal would need to be submitted to the Division by April 2E, 1998 in order
t0 ContlnUe ODeratlOns if the Del-ffllt were LO eXDire Dendin_D a final
administrative pecision on the renewal application.
P~I did not submit a complete renewal appiica*_ion until October 12, 198E, weii
after the April 29 deadline. As a result, since Cctober ?=, 1999, when Permit
C-82-054 expired, PCI has been authorized to conduct only limited monitoring
and maintenance activities as repaired to maintain compliance with the Law and
keguiations.
Tne Division deemed the renewal application comD]ete on Cctober 2^, 1989.
On January 10, 1989 the Division issued its preliminary adequacy letter which
identified items of concern based on a review of the permit ren_evral
a DpllCdtlOn and 2550Clated documents. Issues addressed in the letter included
topics not resolved during the mid-term review and additional concerns with