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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION ?F RECLAMATION, J?1N1NG ANQ SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />13 ? 3 Sherman St., Room ?1 ?
<br />Denver, Colorado 8a?a3
<br />Phone; {3a3? 8b6-35b7
<br />FAIL: ?3a3? 83?-8i 06
<br />August ? 1, X009
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mlning
<br />western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />I999 Broadway, Suite 330
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CC 80201-G667
<br />Re: ?aast 1Vline (Permit No. 01994-?82}
<br />Technical ?evisian Application No. 44 QTR-44}
<br />Ridgeline Distuir>o?tnce Area Small Axes ?xernptions
<br />Dear Mr, Johnston:
<br />?OLORAI]O
<br />DIVtSIQN aF
<br />>rCI.AMATYN
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<br />SAF1vTY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Harris D. Sherman
<br />l=xecutive Director
<br />Ronald Irl?. Cottony
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<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 devised Statutes, that an August 31, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Yaast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company, LLC.
<br />A11 review and comment periods s provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date offiling.
<br />This revision application would allow for diversion of runoff away franc the Fond 12 slide area, and would utilize small
<br />excavated sumps to ensure proper sediment control far disturbed areas that would not drain to a sediment pond ?Smail arcs
<br />exemptions-SAE's}.
<br />The Surface coal mining operation is an land located approximately 7 miles southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is furrier described as (allows.
<br />T6N, RS7w, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
<br />T51?, R87w, All of Section 1?; Portions of Sections 5, x,16,18,19, 20, 29, 30
<br />Mt. Harris Dunckley
<br />The abave?mentioned tracts afland are shown an ?USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map afDunclcley and Mount Barris.
<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 notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the PIayden Public Library,
<br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at tha Division o#?ice. Far additional information or to provide written
<br />comments, contact the Division afReclamation, Mining and Safety, Roam 215,1313 Sherman street, Deriver, Colorado 802D,
<br />?303? 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments toe submitted within fifteen
<br />CIS} days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed an the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or ob,?ectians to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerel
<br />Daniel 'Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />DTMIAhd
<br />?fFice of ?tfice of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver ? Grand Junction # Durango Active and inactive Mines
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