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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />February 16, 2007 <br />Mr. Wendell A. Koontz <br />Ark Land Company <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />RE: Notification of Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration <br />Notification of Completeness <br />Notification of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance <br />Adequacy Review <br />Ark Land Company, The Grand Valley Book Cliffs Project <br />DRMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-228-00 <br />Dear Mr. Koontz: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SL- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received a Notice of Intent to Explore from Ark Land <br />Company for the Grand Valley Book Cliffs Project on February 2, 2007. The Division has assigned <br />the number X-2007-228-00 to this Notice of Intent. The Division has reviewed this Notice of Intent, <br />and, in accordance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, hereby notifies you of the following: <br />Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration [Regulations 2.02.2(1) and 1.04(22)] <br />The activities described in the Notice of Intent qualify as "coal exploration" as defined at Regulation <br />1.04(22). The coal exploration activities described will involve removal of 250 tons or less of coal. <br />Determination of Completeness [Regulation 2.02.2(2)] <br />The Notice of Intent is hereby deemed "Complete" as of today. <br />Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and <br />1.04(127)] <br />The exploration activities described will "substantially disturb" the natural land surface, as defined at <br />Regulation 1.04(127). <br />Office of Once of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />