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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 />April 4, 2008 <br />Rob Ernst <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Little Snake Field Office <br />455 Emerson St. <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 37 (TR-37) <br />Permit Updates and Permanent Facilities Request <br />Dear Mr. Ernst: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON 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, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 4, 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. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This revision application provides updated legal information including surface and mineral ownership and easements, owners & <br />controller information, and compliance information for Seneca Coal Company. In addition, the application contains designs for <br />new permanent stream channels, revised sedimentation modeling, and request for retention of certain facilities (roads, ponds, <br />exclosure fencing, etc.) as permanent structures that would remain in place following bond release. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is <br />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 Duckley 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. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(15) days of this letter. no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, th pplicant's rp pyPsal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Daniel T. Mathews V <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />DTM/Ahd <br />M:\0SS\ahd\temp\C-TR-03_C 1994082_DTM_04042008112323.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines