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®'~;~ United States Forest Paonia P.O. Box 1030 <br />a ~ Department of Service Ranger District N Rio Grande Ave. <br /> Agriculture PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 Paonia, CO 81428 <br /> FAX 970-527-4151 <br /> File Code: 2820-4 <br /> Date: May 24, 2005 <br />Dear Interested Party: <br />Attached is a copy of the Forest Services' Decision Memo documenting the conditions of <br />approval for Mountain Coal Company's Dry Fork Federal Coal Exploration License (CEL) <br />COC-67231 and 5-hole exploration drilling program. Under the Federal Coal Leasing <br />Amendments Act of 1976 and implementing regulations at 43 CFR 3410, the BLM has authority <br />and responsibility for issuing coal exploration licenses, and the Forest Service, as the Surface <br />Management Agency, can prescribe conditions for any coal exploration licenses issued by BLM <br />on Forest Service lands. <br />Appendix A contains the USDA-Forest Service Conditions of Approval for MCC's Dry Forlc <br />Federal CEL and drilling program. These conditions were prescribed through the evaluation of <br />the issues raised during public scoping, the character of the proposal, and NEPA documentation <br />of similar coal-related projects in the vicinity of the Dry Fork CEL. <br />If you have any questions, please contact Ryan Taylor at the Paonia Ranger District office at <br />970-527-4131, or rztaylor(c~fs.fed.us . <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~~~ <br />LEVI K. BROYLES <br />District Ranger <br />UPS ~y <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People Prmiea on aeoyciea Paae~ ~~h' <br />