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SENT OF- <br />`P?? ?P?,?MEN70F <br />United States Department of the Interior's <br />ggcH 3, ?e 9'y OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING UR <br />RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />Washington. D.C. 20240 <br />NOV s <br />Memorandum <br />To: Wilma A. Lewis <br />AAenda t Secretary - Lan Minerals Management <br />From: G H. Owens <br />Acting Director <br />Subject: Recommendation for Approval of the Mining Plan Modification for Federal <br />Leases C-07519 and C-079641 at Trapper Mining, Inc.'s Trapper Mine located in <br />Moffat County, Colorado <br />I recommend approval of this mining plan modification under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, <br />as amended. My recommendation is based on: <br />1. Trapper Mining, Inc.'s complete permit application package; <br />2. Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; <br />3. Documentation assuring compliance with applicable requirements of other <br />Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders; <br />4. Comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, and <br />the public; <br />5. The findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management regarding <br />the resource recovery and protection plan, the Federal lease requirements, and the <br />Mineral Leasing Act; and <br />6. The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety's (CO-DRMS) <br />Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010) Proposed Decision - Permit Revision <br />Application No. 6 (PR-06) Proposed Trapper Mine Plan for the five-year Permit <br />Term 2008-2012. <br />The Secretary may approve a Mining Plan for a Federal lease under 30 U.S.C. §§ 207(c) and <br />1273(c). In accordance with 30 CFR Chapter VII, Subchapter D, I find that the proposed mining <br />plan modification will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. <br />• Attachment