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<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 />COLORADO
<br />D IV IS I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />February 1, 2008
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br /> Governor
<br />Lynn Lewis
<br />
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Harris D. Sherman
<br />Executive Director
<br />Uncompahgre Field Office
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<br />2505 S. Townsend Ave. Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Montrose, CO 81401 Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Bowie No. I Mine (Permit No. C-1981-038)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 48 (TR-48)
<br />Reclamation Plan Revisions
<br />Dear Ms. Lewis:
<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 February 1, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Bowie No. 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />In Technical Revision No. 48, Bowie Resources LLC (BRL) is proposing to revise three items in the approved reclamation plan
<br />for the Bowie No. 1 Mine. First, BRL wants to delete permit text that refers to the use of rocks from the rock slope project as
<br />cover material for reclamation, since the rock slopes were never constructed. Second, BRL is proposing to change the permit
<br />text to allow for the surface roughening of reclamation slopes. Finally, BRL would like to change the fertilization plan so that
<br />fertilizers would not be used in most cases.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles North of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 22-25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29 and 30, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie and Gray Reservoir.
<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 Paonia Public Library,
<br />140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments,
<br />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. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />ill "
<br />JFosep J. dash
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JJD/Ahd
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
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