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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 />November 20, 2007 <br />Ross L. Gubka <br />Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC <br />P.O. Box 628 <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br />Technical Revision No. 55 (TR-55) <br />Proposed Changes to the Revegetation Plan <br />Dear Mr. Gubka: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />We have received your technical revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. <br />Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act, Section 34-33-101 et seg., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your application has been considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing as of November 20, 2007. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and <br />the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Unless notification to the contrary accompanies this letter, the proposed newspaper advertisement submitted with <br />the application has been found to be satisfactory. You should publish this advertisement as specified in <br />Rule 2.08.4(6) of the Regulations. Proof of the publication of the advertisement must be filed with the Division as <br />soon as available after the publication date. <br />Coincident with the publication, a copy of the revision application, less confidential items, must be filed for public <br />inspection with the appropriate public office as specified by you in the notice. Any subsequent changes or <br />additions to the application must also be made in this copy, at the same time it is submitted to the Division. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have submitted <br />are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. In accordance with <br />Section 34-33-116(5) of the Act, a proposed decision approving or denying this application will be issued no later <br />than January 19, 2008. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />/7f MAXI` P. a "r <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />M:10%lAbddCMP'C-7R-02_C1981008 MPB 11202007125835.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines