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Pt?ENT OF ryF <br />" United States Department of the Interior <br />• _ OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />it a +°?9 Reclamation and Enforcement <br />P. O. Box 46667 <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 <br />Memorandum April 30, 2009 <br />To: Glenda H. Owens <br />Acting Director <br />From Allen D. Klein Regional Directo <br />Subject: Recommendation for Approval, Without Special Conditions, of the Mining Plan <br />Modification for Federal Leases COC-081330, COC-20900 and COC-67514 at <br />Twentymile Coal Company's Foidel Creek Mine located in Routt County, <br />Colorado <br />Recommendation <br />I recommend approval, without special conditions, of a mining plan modification for <br />Federal leases COC-081330, COC-20900 and COC-67514 at the Foidel Creek Mine. <br />. This is a mining plan modification for an underground coal mine being permitted under <br />the Federal lands program, the approved Colorado State program, and the cooperative <br />agreement. <br />My recommendation to approve the mining plan modification is based on: <br />(1) Twentymile Coal Company's complete permit application package (PAP); <br />(2) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; <br />(3) documentation assuring compliance with applicable requirements of other Federal <br />laws, regulations, and executive orders; <br />(4) comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, and <br />the public; <br />(5) the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management regarding <br />the resource recovery and protection plan, the Federal lease requirements, and the <br />Mineral Leasing Act, and; <br />(6) the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety's (CO-DRMS) Foidel <br />Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056) Proposed Decision - Technical Revision <br />No. 64, (TR-64), Phase H Development of Western Mining District. <br />TAKE PRIDE ?&E=.?, <br />INAMERICA : ?