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BRL did submit a permit renewal package on September 24, 2001. On October 2, 2001, the Division <br />called the submittal complete. Completeness letters were mailed and the completeness public notice was <br />published. Only the Colorado Historical Society responded to the permit renewal, stating that the agency <br />had no concerns with the renewal. <br />The Division sent its adequacy review questions in a letter dated December 5, 2001. BRL sent its <br />responses in a submittal dated April 2, 2002. The Division reviewed BRL's responses and sent out a <br />second adequacy review letter, dated April 12, 2002. BRL sent a final response submittal dated April 22, <br />2002. <br />A computer check of the AVS for the permit renewal proposed decision resulted in a conditional issue. <br />There were no updates to the AVS since the original AVS check. Therefore, Stipulation No. 12 did not <br />have to be modified but was still in effect for this permit renewal. <br />All of the adequacy issues were resolved, except for the concurrence by the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />concerning the woody plant stem density standard for the reclaimed areas. Because this issue would take <br />time to resolve, Stipulation No. 14 was attached to this proposed decision. <br />The pages and maps that were revised in Permit Renewal No. 1 were placed into the permit application <br />through Minor Revision No. 21. This minor revision was approved on May 7, 2002. <br />The application for Permit Revision No. 7 was received at the Division on February 28, 2003. With this <br />revision, BRL proposed to construct the B-2 coal seam portal bench and entry portals. The submittal was <br />called complete on March 10, 2003. Completeness letters were sent on March 11, 2003 and the <br />completeness public notice was published. Only one comment letter, from the Colorado Historical <br />Society, was received at the Division concerning Permit Revision No. 7. <br />The Division conducted an Applicant Violator System (AVS) check on May 6, 2003. The system and <br />Office of Surface Mining recommendations were for a conditional issue. <br />The Division sent its preliminary adequacy review letter on April 14, 2003. BRL submitted its <br />preliminary adequacy review responses in a submittal dated April 24, 2003. Additional information was <br />sent by BRL in a submittal dated May 1, 2003. <br />The Division sent its final adequacy letter to BRL on May 7, 2003. The Division included the <br />reclamation cost estimate in the amount of $370,186.00 for the activities proposed in Permit Revision No. <br />7. BRL responded on May 12, 2003. All outstanding issues were resolved. <br />The application for Permit Revision No. 8, dated February 27, 2003, was submitted by BRL on February <br />28, 2003. In this revision, BRL proposed the initial five year B-2 coal seam mine plan within fee coal and <br />Federal Coal Lease COC 61209. The permit revision was called complete on March 10, 2003 and letters <br />of completeness were mailed to the appropriate agencies and organizations. The completeness public <br />notice was published four times in the Delta County Independent, in the March 12, 19, 26 and April 2, <br />2003 editions. <br />BRL responded to the Division's adequacy review letter of April 10, 2003 in a submittal dated July 22, <br />2003. All but two of the Division's concerns were answered satisfactorily to the Division in BRL's <br />responses. The Division sent a second adequacy review letter, dated September 15, 2003. BRL replied <br />with their second response letter, dated September 17, 2003. All of the Division's concerns were resolved <br />with that second response letter from BRL.