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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DiV151E?N ?f REGEAMATION, WINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Roam 2 ? 5 <br />Denver, ?alorado ?0?03 <br />?I,one; ?3?318Gb-35?T <br />FAQ(: (3031 83 ?-? t ob <br />October 19, 209 <br />Carl Johnston <br />office of Surface Minim <br />V4?estern Regional Coordir?.ting Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 33 ?? <br />P.?. Box 4bG67 <br />Denver, C? 8421-b667 <br />fie: Bowie No.1 Mine Permit Na. -195-435) <br />Technicaa Revision Application loo, 52 {TR ?} <br />lease Inspections at west Ridge foal Mine waste Bank <br />Dear Mr, Johnston; <br />??LORA>?? <br />DIVISION QF <br />RE>~A?4ATI?N <br />h?INING <br />?-?- <br />SAFET? <br />Bill Ritter, fir, <br />Governor <br />Harris D, Sherman <br />executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cottony <br />Division Director <br />Nat+?ral Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Minim and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title ?4, Article ??, Secrion 11?, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on Qctaber 1, 2449, an application to revise coal mining operations at the <br />Bowie 110, 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources, L1?C. <br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This proposed revision will allow for the cessation of quarterly inspections of the west ridge coal mine waste disposal site. <br />Rules of tt?e Colorado 1Vlined hand Reclamation Board state that inspections maybe terminated when the coal mine waste bank <br />has been graded; covered; topsoil has been distributed on the waste bank; and revegetated. Final portions of the west ridge coal <br />mine waste disposal site were graded, covered, tapsoiled and reseeded in 208. <br />'The underground coal T111t11r1 operation is on land located approximately ? miles Forth ofPaonia, Colorado. The permit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sectzons 1, 2,10-1 ?, ??-2 S, Township 13 South, Range 9? west of the Gth P,M, <br />Portions ofSections 5-x,17-19, 29 and 3?, Township 13 South, Range 91 west ofthe Gth P.. <br />The above-mentioned traits of land are shown Qn SSG 7.5 minute quadrangle maps of Bowie and Gray Reservoir. <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 Paonia Public Library, ? <br />Third Avenue, Paonia, C? 814$, and at the Division office. For addit7ional information or to provide written comments, <br />contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1 ? 13 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 8424, <br />?303? 8??-SG7. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />? 15? days of this letker, if no comments 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 /> <br />M3rC1a ?, Talv?t?e <br />Environmental Protection specialist <br />M?TIAhd <br />C-7"R-?3 C 1 X81438 M L7' l0 ? 90091 ?4S25.doc <br />?fFICe pf f1ce of <br />i?lined fond Reclamation Denver • brand Junc#ion * Durango Active ar?d Inactive Nines