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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 />June 17, 2009
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S ION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Janet Kieler Governor
<br />Colorado Department of Health Harris D. Sherman
<br />Water Quality Control Division Permit Section Executive Director
<br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 59 (TR-59)
<br />Change to Reclamation Plan at Unit Train Loadout
<br />Dear Ms. Kieler:
<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 June 17, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Roadside Portals was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Snowcap Coal Company,
<br />Inc.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />With this Technical Revision Snowcap Coal Company, Inc (SCC) proposes to amend the sediment pond reclamation plan at the
<br />unit train loadout. This revision is necessary to avoid recently identified jurisdictional wetlands. A secondary benefit of the
<br />revision will be a significant reduction in the number of mature trees that will need to be removed. The trees provide important
<br />visual screening for the future industrial use at the site. The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this revision
<br />application and the revision application would not incorporate additional lands into the permit area.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 26, 27, 28, 34, and 35, T10S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, and 13, TI IS, R98W, 6th
<br />PM; Portions of Section 7, T11S, R97W, 6th PM; all in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cameo and Palisade.
<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 Mesa County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81502, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />>,chael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />MPB/Ahd
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