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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 />24 March 2009 <br />Mr. Ryan Pawlowski <br />Colowyo Coal Company, LP <br />5731 State Highway 13 <br />Meeker, CO 81641 <br />Re: Colowyo Mine C-1981-019 <br />Preliminary Adequacy Review - Technical Revision 76 <br />Dear Mr. Pawlowski: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S 10 N o f <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 (Division) has received Colowyo Coal <br />Company, LP's (Colowyo) submittal of Technical Revision 76 - South Taylor Haul Road. The <br />revision was received on 12 February 2009 and deemed complete on 23 February 2009. The <br />Division has reviewed the submittal and has the following adequacy questions. <br />Rule 2.05.3 - Operations Plan <br />1. The first paragraph on page 2.05-9 includes text describing the maps where the <br />currently permitted haul roads are shown. Please update the text to include the maps <br />submitted with Technical Revision 76. The maps that need to be included in the text <br />on page 2.05-9 are Map 23 - Mine Plan South Area and Map 25C - South Taylor <br />Haul Road. <br />2. The first paragraph on page 2.05-9 also states that "(h)aul roads, access roads and <br />light use roads are discussed in Sections 4.03.1 through 4.03.3. Please add clarifying <br />detail to this paragraph that directs readers to the information regarding roads in both <br />Volume 1 of the original permit and Volume 12 of the South Taylor expansion. <br />Rule 4.03.1(1) - Haul Roads-General Requirements <br />3. Rule 4.03.1(1)(f) requires that all haul roads be removed and the affected land <br />reclaimed in accordance with the requirements of Rule 4.03.1(7). The TR-76 <br />application does not address proposed reclamation of the South Taylor Haul Road. <br />Please provide the Division with reclamation details for the proposed South Taylor <br />Haul Road. As this road is referenced on both pages 4.03-1 (Volume 1 of the original <br />permit) and ST/LW-Rule 4, page 2 (Volume 12 of the South Taylor expansion), <br />Colowyo will need to include the road reclamation details in both locations. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines