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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 />COLORADO
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D
<br />E DIVISION OF
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />February 9, 2010
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Carl Johnston Governor
<br />Office of Surface Mining Harris D. Sherman
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center Executive Director
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Denver, CO 80202 Division Director
<br /> Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 45 (TR-45)
<br />Update of Adjudication File
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<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 Revised Statutes, that on February 8, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This Technical Revision application was submitted to update permit Tab 3 (Adjudication File) of the Yoast permit application
<br />package. Updates include revised owner and controller information, compliance information, and surface & mineral ownership
<br />information.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
<br />T5N, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunckley & Mount Harris.
<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 Hayden Public Library,
<br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written
<br />comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. 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. Please call me at the Grand Junction Field Office, (970) 242-5025 if you have
<br />any questions. A
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Daniel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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