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02%12/1998 11:22 9702597 III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII • PaGE <br />999 <br />TRAVIS E. STILLS R2C~1Ved <br />ATiVRNE7 S COUNSELOR AT LAW <br />P.o. eax ~ ~oz FfB 1 2 199$ <br />ouRANCO, cr.• 91 302 <br />rNON¢~ (9701 Z59-6046 PAY: <8701 259-75 1 4 ('j;, rf. <br />:,r v'9 <br />DENVER OFFICE ~~"`~'`"~°~~~sr <br />PUBLIC FILE COPY February 12, 1998 <br />FILE: nl-°~y-vs~~ BY FAX ANDBXMAIL <br />Division of Minerals snd Geology SITE: S¢a ~e G%u~r'~ /) t <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />484 Turner Drive, Building F, Suite 101 <br />Durango, CO 81401 <br />fax: 247-5104 <br />RE: Stone Gravel Pit: Section 112 Application-No M97-089-Pubic Comment Provided <br />for Reconsideration of Previous Approval <br />Dear Mr. F rickson, <br />Thi; letter is a public comment on the Stone Gravel Pit application to mine gravel in the <br />Bureau of J.and Management's Anasazi Culture Multiple-Use Area, An Area of Critical <br />Environmental Concern. My clients appreciate your reconsideration of the Stone Gravel Pit <br />application in light of the recent changes to the application. The recent additions support my <br />clients' prs viou5 submissions and position that the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd (NII.RB) <br />cannot legally approve this application. These submissions have also detailed several legal <br />grounds th.x allow MLRB to deny the application. <br />The application file contains a "technical revision" (my clients respectfully maintain the <br />position that ffiese submissions qualify as an "amendment") filed with the Montezuma County <br />Clerk and Recorder on January 23, 1998. Zhe notice of the filing was submitted to DMG on <br />January 27, 1998. All of the documents so filed are now part of the application and must be <br />properly considered before making a recommendation. Further, my clients hereby reserve the <br />right to raise at the formal hearing in Denver eny an all issues related to the January 27, 1998, <br />filing. Ne,v issues not included in the scope of this comment period and not ]mown before the <br />02 <br />