PERMFILE129530

• Permit No: X200714210
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/27/2007
• Doc Name: Completeness and Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Western Fuels Association Inc
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
February 27, 2007
Mr. Murari P. Shrestha
Western Fuels Association Inc
P.O. Box 33424
Denver, CO 80233-3434
RE: Notification of Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration
Notification of Completeness
Notification of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance
Adequacy Review
Western Fuels-Colorado, Third Park Project
DRMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-142-10
Dear Mr. Shrestha:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
~_
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Ir.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cottony
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received a Notice of Intent to Explore from Western
Fuels Association Inc for the Third Park Project on February l4, 2007. The Division has assigned the
number X-2007-142-10 to this Notice of Intent. The Division has reviewed this Notice of Intent, and,
in accordance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Act and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined
Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, hereby notifies you of the following:
Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration [Regulations 2.02.2(1) and 1.04(22)]
The activities described in the Notice of Intent qualify as "coal exploration" as defined at Regulation
1.04(22). The coal exploration activities described will involve removal of 250 tons or less of coal.
Determination of Completeness [Regulation 2.02.2(2)]
The Notice of Intent is hereby deemed "Incomplete" as of today, for the following reasons:
In accordance with the requirements of Regulation 2.02.2(2)(e), please provide a copy
of the US BLM's approval of Westem Fuels' application for an Exploration License for
the federal lands and minerals associated with this project. Please indicate the date of
BLM's approval, any specific designation (name, number, etc) given by the BLM for
the Exploration License, and the date (if any) that the Exploration License will expire.
2. It appears from "Map 1" of this project that surface access to 82 drill holes (NHTP06-
O1 through NHTP06-81, including NHTP06-38b) of the 98 drill holes proposed by this
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