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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources A-41*
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L D RA D O
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D I V I 5 I O N OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />October 3, 2008
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Rob Ernst
<br />Governor
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Harris D. Sherman
<br />Little Snake Field Office
<br />Executive Director
<br />455 Emerson St. Ronald W. tattany
<br />Craig, CO 81625 Division Director
<br /> Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 38 (TR 38)
<br />Pond 012 Slide Remediation Plan
<br />Dear Mr. Ernst:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 3, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision application addresses remediation of a landslide located on a steep reclaimed slope adjacent to sediment Pond
<br />012, at the Seneca Yoast Mine. The plan was submitted in response to abatement Item # 2, contained in Notice of Violation
<br />(NOV) CV-2008-001.
<br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The pernit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
<br />T5N, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30
<br />Mt. Harris & Dunckley
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunckley and Mount Harris
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Hayden Public Library,
<br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division office. To provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In
<br />order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
<br />to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Please contac4athe in is ion's Grand Junction office, (970) 242-5025, if you have any questions.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Daniel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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