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Response to DRMS Comments <br />Environmental Protection Plan, <br />Denison Van 4 Mine <br />Comment 8 Division's decision date. The original decision date was set upon the <br />Division's finding that the amendment application was complete, but due <br />to its complexity the decision date was extended to September 7, 2009. <br />During current review the Division identified several items (discussed in <br />the paragraphs above) that Denison must address before the amendment <br />may be considered adequate for approval. However, since the official <br />date of observing the Labor Day holiday is September 7, 2009, and a <br />governor-mandated furlough day is September 8, 2009, this office is <br />resetting the decision date for September 9, 2009. The operator is <br />reminded that all outstanding adequacy issues must be addressed by the <br />close of business on the new decision date, for the Division to consider <br />approving this application. If an extension of time is required to prepare <br />and submit the adequacy responses, the operator should submit a written <br />request directly to this office (hard copy, fax or electronic submittal of a <br />scanned document is sufficient). <br />Response Concur. Denison will provide the response to comments and the revised <br />EPP such that DRMS can complete its decision process. Denison <br />provided a written request to DRMS to extend the decision date until <br />early January 2010. <br />References <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation and Mine Safety (DRMS). 2008. Letter Regarding the <br />Division Response to Operator's Memo (Draft dated March 31, 2008) Concerning a <br />Proposed Program for Designated Mining Operation (DMO) Environmental Analysis, at <br />the Sunday Mine Complex and Van 4 Mine. May 8. <br />Rose, A.W., Hawkes, H.E. Webb, J.S. 1979. Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, <br />Academic Press, London, p. 578. <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 2008. Draft San Juan Land Management Plan <br />and Draft Environmental Impact Assessment, US Bureau of Land Management. <br />Wolkersdorfer, Ch. 2006. Water Management at Abandoned Flooded Undergound <br />Mines, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 46-48. <br />DRMS RTC Van4 Mine EPP.doc