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United States Forest Paonia <br />USDA Department of Service Ranger District <br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />N Rio Grande Ave. <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />FAX 970-527-4151 <br />File Code: 2820-4 <br />Date: April4, 2008 <br />Joe Dudash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CDRMS <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Joe, <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 0 7 2008 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />_ _ The Paonia Ranger District has finished its review of Bowie Resource's (Bowie), MR-87, for <br />- temporary storing, dirt and-rock from the Hubbard ShaffSite at the Bowie No-1 Mine: - - -- - - - - <br />In our review we Ihave determined that all the disturbances proposed in the modification are <br />covered by the previous environmental analysis and decision (2007, Bowie Resources, Hubbard <br />Creek Ventilation/Emergency Escape Shaft- Decision Memo); in addition, this material is not to <br />be stored on federal land. Therefore, no other environmental analysis is required. <br />Regarding the adequacy of measures to protect Federal resources not covered by the coal <br />lease, no specific: measures were identified in the submitted minor revision application. <br />Therefore, througlh evaluating current Forest Service direction, the activities proposed in MR-87 <br />must be conducted consistent with measures below in order to adequately protect surface <br />resources on NFS lands: <br />1. During reclamation of the shaft site, any replaced/substituted soil material will be of the <br />same volume, quality, type, and viability of the material originally removed. <br />2. Bowie Willi be held to the reclamation standards as outline in the Conditions of Approval <br />for the Hubbard Creek Shaft. <br />Provided that the application is not further modified, and the conditions listed above are carried <br />forward in the DFtMS' decision, this letter constitutes USFS concurrence to the decision. <br />Sincerely, <br />v~G;~~~~ <br />moo/ LEVI K. BRO EYL .S <br />District Ranger <br />cc: Collin Stewart <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People <br />/~ <br />~~ <br />Printed on Recyded Paper. <br />