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June 12, 209
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Gf?ice of Surface Mining
<br />western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 l3raadway, Suite ????
<br />P.?. l3ax 46667
<br />Denver,, CO 5?2? 1-6667
<br />Re: Seneca XX- 11?ine ?Fermit Igo. C?198?-?57}
<br />'?echnzcal Revision Application No. 64 QTR-G4}
<br />T`erminationwildlife 11?Qnitaring
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<br />Dear Nlr. Johnston:
<br />The Division of Reclamatian# Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph ?, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 1?, 2.009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Seneca IY- Mine was considered complete far the purposes of filing. The revision vas submitted by Seneca Coal Company,
<br />PLC, All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision application would allow for termination of the wildlife monitoring program at the Seneca II Nest I1iline, based an
<br />the fact that active mining operations have ceased and future activity will be limited to maintenance and reclamation projects.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles South of Hayden, Colorado, The permit area is
<br />further described as follows: .
<br />TSB, R?BV?; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9,10, l 1,14,16, 21, 22, 23, ??, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, RBSw; Portions afSections 14, 23 and ?4
<br />T6N, RS7w; Portions of Sections 1'x,1 x,19
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown an USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle neap of Hayden, Hayden Gulch, Dunaley, and
<br />Mt. Harris.
<br />The applicant is required to publish native 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 ? 15,1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />X303} $66-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that can?unents be submitted within fifteen
<br />? 15} days of this letter. If no caznments are received by then, we will proceed an the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, ar ob?ectians ta, the applicant's proposal,
<br />Please call me in Gran ? notion ' y questions.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Daniel T. lVlathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />DTNIIAhd
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