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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DII??SI?N ?? RECLAMATION, MIN1N? AND SAFETY
<br />Departrner?t of Natural Resources
<br />? 313 Sherman fit., Room ? ? ?
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<br />Denver, Colorado $??03 C ? L ? R A D ?
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<br />Phone: X303} 865-3557 I] I V 15 I Q N O F
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />June 1 ?, 2409
<br />Bi11 Ritter, Jr.
<br />Jennifer Maiolo Coverrror
<br />[.J.S. bureau of Land Management Harris a, Sherman
<br />Little Snare Field Office Executive airector
<br />??5 En?ersan St. Ronald vu. Cottony
<br />Cralg, ?? 81625 DiviSian aireckor
<br />Natural ReSOUrce Trustee
<br />Re: Yeast Mine {hermit Na. C-1994?D8?}
<br />Technical Revisxnn Application Na 41 QTR-41}
<br />Termination of'?VxldGfe Monitoring
<br />Dear Ms? Niaiola:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, l4?ining and Safety hereby issues native, in accordance with Title 3?, Article 33, Sevtian l l ?,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June I ?, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Svneca Coal Company, LLC,
<br />All review and comment periods as prQVided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date affiling.
<br />This revision application would allow for termination of the wildlife monitoring program at theYaast Kline, based an the fact
<br />that active rninzng operations have ceased and future activity will be limited to maintenance and revlamation projects.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest ofHayden, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further descrihvd as follows:
<br />TGN, R87w, l'artions of sections ?, 29 and 3Z
<br />TSN, R8?, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, $,16, i 8, 19, 20, 29, 34
<br />Mt. Harris & Dunckley
<br />The above-mentlaned tracts of fend are shown an USOS 7.5 minute quadrangle map of MQUnt Harris and Dunckley.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the tune of
<br />publication of this native, the applicant is additionally required tv place a copy of this application at the Hayden Public Library,
<br />X01 E, Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, CO 81639-I813, and at the D1v1sIQn office, For additional information or tv provide written
<br />vomrnents, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Roam ? 15,1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303} 86G-3567, Zn order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter If na vominents 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 />Daniel thew
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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<br />Mined land Reclamation Denver ¦ ?rar?d Junction * Durango Active and Inactive Mine
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