2008-06-25_REVISION - C1980007 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/25/2008
• Doc Name: Formal Public Hearing Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: US Forest Service
• Type & Sequence: TR111
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L O R A D O
Denver, Colorado 80203 D[ v t s[ o N o f
RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone] M I N I N G
FAX: [phone] - &-
SAF ETY
June 25, 2008
Bill Ritter, )r.
Governor
Levi Broyles, District Ranger
Harris D. Sherman
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests Executive Director
P.O. BOX 1030 Ronald W. Cattany
CO 81428
Paonia Division Director
, Natural Resource Trustee
Re: Formal Public Hearing, Mountain Coal Company L.L.C.
The West Elk Mine, DRMS Permit No. C-1980-007
Technical Revision TR-111
Dear Mr. Zukoski:
On June 20, 2008, the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received a
request for a hearing before the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) pursuant to Section
2.08.4(6)(b)(iii) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining
(Regulations). This request for hearing was filed to contest the Division's Proposed Decision to approve
the application for Technical Revision,TR-111 to Permit No. C-1980-007 for the West Elk Mine. The
permittee and operator of the West Elk Mine is Mountain Coal Company L.L.C. The party that filed this
request for hearing is Earthjustice on behalf of Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action and on behalf of
Colorado Wild.
The Division, in accordance with the Section 2.08.4(6)(b)(iii), has determined that this request was
properly and timely filed. Therefore, pursuant to Section 2.08.4(6)(b)(iii), the Division has scheduled a
Formal Public Hearing regarding this matter at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The hearing
on this matter will occur during the July 9-10, 2008, Board meeting, at 1313 Sherman St., Room 318,
Denver, Colorado. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am on July 9th or as soon thereafter as the matter can
be considered. All written motions regarding this matter must be submitted to the Board no later than
Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Please submit 15 3-hole punched copies to Sitira Pope with the Division to be
forwarded to the Board.
If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety,
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver Colorado. My phone number is 303-866-4923. My e-mail
address is tom.kaldenbach(a~state.co.us.
Sincerely,
~~~
Thomas A. Kaldenbach
Environmental Protection Specialist
Office of
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Denver Grand Junction Durango
Office of
Active and Inactive Mines
Mined Lan ec amation