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• 7) Approval of production level increase to 4.~ million tons per year from she <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board on July 24, 1930 and from the <br />Office of Surface Mining on August 29, (980. <br />8) The assignment to Colowyo, a portion of Consolidation Coal Company Lease <br />No. C-29224 on July 14, 1982 allowing Colowyo to mine through Section 11. <br />The assignment, Coal Lease No. C-3874 was also approved by the Bureau <br />of Land Management and the U.S. Geological Survey. <br />9) Issuance to Colowyo, by the Nlined Land Reclamation Division, Mining <br />Permit-Coal Permit No. C-81-019 on November 4, 1982. <br />10) Issuance to Colowyo, by USDI, Office of Surface Mining, Permit Number <br />CO-001 ~ on February 22, 198:3, <br />11) The assignment to Colowyo, Coal Lease C-29224 from Consolidation Coal <br />Company effective February 1, 1989 with approval by the Bureau of Land <br />Management. <br />12) January 25, 1989, approval by MLRD of a Technical Revision Providing for <br />the Mining of Section 1 1. <br />13) February 24, 1989, approval by USDI, OSMRE, of Colowyo Mine Mining <br />Plan for Federal Lease No. C-29224. <br />14) June 4, 1992, approval by CDMG of PR-OI to add the Section 16 Mining area <br />to the Permit. <br />15) August 3, 1992, approval by OSMRE of the mine plan for Federal Coal Lease <br />29224 pursuant to PR-Ol . <br />In addition, an analysis of the Colowyo operation was included in the- Northwest Colorado <br />Coal Environmental Impact Statement, Regional Analysis,- with separate detailed analyses of <br />the Colowyo mine and Colowyo railroad prepared as site specifics. "Chic Environmental <br />Impact Statement was completed in January, 1977. <br />Because the Colowyo mine is an existing operation, additional environmental impacts from <br />mining will be minimal. Support facilities, such as office buildings, railroads, tipples, etc., are <br />already in place and will continue to be utilized as the additional reserves are mined. The area <br />which will be disturbed will be reclaimed to beneficial uses similar to adjacent areas. <br />Colowyo respectfully requests that the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />(Division) renew/revise the permit: according to the minins and reclamation plan as <br />delineated within this application. <br />C~ <br />Introduction 9 Revision Date: 8/29/97 <br />Revision No.: TR-42 <br />