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<br />United States Forest Paonia P.O. Boa 1030 <br />USDA Department of Service Ranger District N Rio Grande Ave. <br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970.527-4131 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 />RECEIVED <br />APR 0 7 2008 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />~'a <br />Dear Joe, <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 Shaft Site at the Bowie No 1: Mine. <br />In our review we have 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 speck measures were identified in the submitted minor revision application. <br />Therefore, through 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 will 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 DRMS' decision, this letter constitutes USFS concurrence to the decision. <br />Sincerely, <br />/~~G~ <br />;~%%~~ <br />'~LEVI K. BROYLES <br />District Ranger <br />cc: Collin Stewart <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recyded Paper <br />