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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 />July 27, 2007 <br />Mr. Jerry Nettleton <br />Juniper Coal Company <br />29515 Routt County Road 27 <br />Oak Creek, CO 80467 <br />RE: Notification of Determination of Completeness <br />Juniper Coal Company, 112007-2010 - Big Elk Exploration Project" <br />DRMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2006-227-01 AM-01 <br />Dear Mr. Nettleton: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />On July 23, 2007, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received your responses to our <br />Incompletness Letter of July 10, 2007 pertaining to Amendment AM-01 of Notice of Intent No. X-2006- <br />227-01. <br />Determination of Completeness [Regulation 2.02.2(2)] <br />Amendment AM-01 to Notice of Intent X-2006-227-01 is deemed Complete as of July 27, 2007. <br />Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance and of Performance Bond Amount <br />[Regulations 2.02.2(3); 1.04(127); 3.05.2(2)] <br />In accordance with Regulation 2.02.2(3), we will conduct our review of the Notice of Intent Amendment <br />and by August 10, 2007, determine whether the proposed activities will "substantially disturb the natural <br />land surface" as defined by Regulation 1.04(127). Should adequacy issues exist with the Notice of Intent, <br />we will send you a letter requesting their resolution during these two weeks. <br />If we determine that the proposed activities will "substantially disturb the natural land surface", we must <br />additionally determine whether the proposed activities qualify as coal exploration [Regulation 1.04(22)] or <br />surface coal mining operations [Regulation 1.04(132)]. Additionally, our determination as to whether the <br />proposed activities will substantially disturb the natural land surface must include a determination of <br />performance bond amount [Regulation 3.05.2(2)]. Once we have made these determinations, we will <br />notify you immediately. Thank you for your participation in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at <br />303-866-4933 if you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />d --~ <br />Daniel L Hernandez a <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines