PERMFILE117579

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: POSTMINING LAND USE COMMENTS AND LANDOWNER CONSENT FORMS
• Section_Exhibit Name: TAB 22 APPENDIX 22-2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND ~L~NAGEh1ENT
Litile Snake Resource Area
1250 Indusuial
Craig, Colorado 81625
May 12, 1995
In Reply Refer To:
3482 (170)
COC0114093
MAY 1 5 RECD
Susan Burgmaier
Reclamation Specialist
Division of Hinerals and Geology
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Dear He. Burgmaier:
We have completed our review of Seneca Coal Company's (Seneca)
Yoaet Mine Permit Application Package (PAP). The PAP was reviewed
for the following:
Compliance with special lease stipulations and apencv reaulatione.
No compliance problems were identified with the special lease
• stipulations.
(a) cultural resource inventories are included and proper on-going
consultation documented.
(b) Paleontological resources are not addressed in the mine plan
specifically, however, the federal lease stipulation adequately
identifies measures to be taken in case of discovery of fossils
during operations. No conflicts between the lease and mine plan
were identified.
(c) No surface disturbance is proposed in the area identified on the
lease as Fragile Soils.
Analveie of lands unsuitable for surface mining and reclamation pursuant
to 43 CFR 3461.
Through our land use planning process, none of the lands contained in
the affected federal lease COC088199 have had unsuitability applied.
Unsuitability criteria were applied to the lands added to lease
COC0114093 prior to lease modification. Pursuant to 43 CFR 3461.3-2 we
do not apply unsuitability criteria to leased lands. No unleased
Federal lands are proposed to be affected by mining within the mine
permit area.
Conflfcta between poet-mining land uses and exiatina BLM land manacement
plane and policies.
Seneca has addressed our concerns under this heading. No other
problems were identified.
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