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?EfNTE O <br />GY <br />July 9, 2008 <br />A13AVS V ONINIW NOIIVVY 1038 <br />30 NOISIAIO <br />301JAO 01=1°j A- nu.0`ji r ONV80 <br />,/ goon f r Inr <br />I <br />Mr. Steve Shuey <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Grand Junction Field Office <br />101 South 3`d Street, Suite 101 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81641 <br />RE: Shults Gravel Pit, Mine ID# M-2000-073 <br />Dear Mr. Shuey: <br />-F)2-01 <br />RECE&ZO <br />JUL 16 2008 <br />Division ofi Nccfa <br />Min, mation <br />ing and Safer, <br />XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) is requesting a T? <br />,?;hnical Revision to the Shults Gravel Pit Mining and <br />Reclamation Plans, Mine ID# M-2000-073 to address the following changes. <br />The proposed changes to the Mining Plan include: <br />• Changing the area of disturbance from 3 acres, as currently stated in the mining plan, to <br />9.9 acres to allow for continuous mining of the pit. <br />• Changing the maximum tons removed per year from the 20,000 tons stated in the mining <br />plan to a maximum of 300,000 tons removed per year. <br />• The addition of a temporary office building to be utilized while mining the site. The <br />building will not have a foundation and will be removed when mining of the site is, <br />complete. <br />• The addition of a temporary above ground 1000 gallon double walled diesel storage tank <br />to be utilized during the mining operation. When mining at the site is complete the diesel <br />tank will be removed. <br />The proposed change to the Reclamation Plan includes: <br />• Changing the seed mix specified in the Reclamation plan to the below seed mix and <br />application rate. <br />Seed Mix pounds pure live seed <br />Western wheatgrass (Arriba) 3.2 <br />Indian Ricegrass (Nezpar) 2.5 <br />Streambank wheatgrass (Sodar) 2.2 <br />Russian wildrye (VNS) 2.0 <br />Beardless weatgrass (Whitmar) 2.4 <br />XTO Energy Inc. • Piceance Field Office • 4927 County Road 5 • Rifle, CO 81650 9 (970) 878-6800 • Fax (970) 878-6845