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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 21, 2009
<br />Assistant State Supervisor
<br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
<br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Harris D. Sherman
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 21, 2009, an application to renew an
<br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Deserado Mine was considered complete for the purposes
<br />of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the
<br />Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Blue Mountain Energy, Inc proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land
<br />located approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R101W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of
<br />Sections 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33,
<br />T3N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rangely NE.
<br />This is the application for Permit Renewal RN-5.
<br />No additional surface disturbance is proposed as a result of this revision application. As a result, the Division does
<br />not anticipate additional impacts to wildlife.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in the Rio Blanco Herald-Times that this permit renewal application has
<br />been deemed complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a
<br />copy of this application at the Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder, 500 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641, and at
<br />the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, or request an informal conference,
<br />contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567.
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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