PERMFILE134804

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.07 Public Participation and Approval of Permit Applications
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

(b) Information in permit applications which pertains to the quantity of the coal
or stripping ratios, or the analysis of the chemical and physical properties of coal to be mined (excepting
hmforrnation which [he Division reasonably believes to concern a mineral or elemental content which is potentially
toxic in the environment) and information on [he nature and location of archeological resources on public and
Indian land (as required under the Archeoloeical Resources Protection Act of 1971, PUB. L. 96-9~. 93 State 721
16 U.S.C. 470) shall be kept confidential and not made a matter of public record; and
(c) Information in the reclamation plan portions of the application which is
required to be filed with the Division under Section 34-33-1 11(2), C.R.S. and which is not on public file pw'suant to
State law, shall be held in confidence by [he Board and tlme Division provided that such information is clearly
identified as being confidential or a specific written reouest is received from the applicant.
(2) (a) Information required by 2.07.5(11(6) and (c) to be kept confidential by the
Division shall be submitted by the applicatt in a binder or folder, which is clearly identified as containing the
confidential information.
(b) The Division shall. upon receipt of [he confidential information, take
apurooria[e measures to assure its confidentiality.
(c) Information requested to be held as confidential under 2.07.5(2) shall not be
made publicly available until after notice and opportunity to be heard is afforded persons seekine disclosure and
those persons opposine. disclosure of information and such information is determined by the Board not to be
confidential, proprietary information. lnformatiou for which disclosure is sought shall not be made available to
those persons seekine, disclosure prior to or during such opportunity to be heard. Such infonna[ion shall not be
made available until a final decision is made by the Board allowine such disclosure.
RESPONSE
Twentymile Coal Company (TCC) will file a copy of this complete permit application, less confidential
information, with the Routt County Recorder by the first date of newspaper advertisement of the application. The
public can inspect the copy at the following address:
Office of Clerk and Recorder
Routt County
P.O. Box 773598
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477-3598
Rule 2.07.6 Criteria for Review of Permit Applications and for Permit Approval or Denial
{ I) Review of permit applications.
(a) (i) The Division shall review the complete application and written
conference held under 2.07. comments, written objections submitted, and records of any informal
(ii) The Division shall determine the adequacy of the fish and wildlife
Ian submitted pursuant to 2.05.6(2), in consu_Itation with State and Federal fish and wildlife manaeement and
conversation agencies having responsibilities for the manartement attd protection of fish and wildlife or their
habitats which may be affected or impacted by the proposed surface coal mininK and reclamation operations.
(b) Based on available information concctning Federal and State
failure-to-abate cessanon orders, unabated Federal and State unminent Kann cessation orders, delinquent civil
penalties issued pursuant to Section 518 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation :1ct, (30 IJ.S.C.1201 et.
seq.), including delinquent civil penalties assessed under any State regula[on' programs approved pursuant to
Permit Renewal No.3 2.07-7 4/1/99