2010-02-11_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2009087

• Permit No: C2009087
• IBM Index Class Name: APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE
• Doc Date: 2/11/2010
• Doc Name: 2nd Adequacy Review Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Peabody Energy Corporation
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
February 11, 2010 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Mr. Vern Pfannenstiel James B. Martin
Manager Environmental Services Executive Director
Peabody Energy Corporation
3001 West Shamrell Boulevard, Suite 110
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Re: Peabody Sage Creek Mine (C-2009-087)
Preliminary Adequacy Review of Permit Application
Dear Mr. Pfannenstiel:
The Division has reviewed Sage Creek Coal Company's (SCCC's) adequacy response
and permit application update package dated January 21, 2010 (received by our office
January 25, 2010). SCCC submitted the package in response to the Division's adequacy
comment letters of August 28, September 11, and September 25, 2009, and a Colorado
Division of Wildlife comment letter to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
dated August 31, 2009.
Our review has found that SCCC's responses adequately addresses the following
adequacy comments: 1 through 4, 6 through 9, 13, 15, 16a, 16b, 16c(ii), and 17 through
47. Set forth below are our follow-up comments regarding responses not found
adequate and new adequacy comments 48 through 55. The Division is in the process of
preparing a reclamation cost estimate which may result in additional adequacy
comments that we will send to you when they become available. 'Although it appears
from a preliminary review that all concerns of the Division of Wildlife have been
adequately addressed, we will forward to them the revised seed mixes for verification.
Additional time will be needed for SCCC's responses and our subsequent review, as the
current decision deadline is February 15, 2010; therefore, please request an extension of
the decision deadline.
5. Please provide the previously requested information: the description of the document
that provides Sage Creek Coal Company, LLC the right-of-entry provided by federal
lease COC088199 (which shows Sage Creek Holdings, LLC as the assignee). The
response provided a copy of the lease assignment, but the assignment is to Sage
Creek Holdings, LLC, rather than Sage Creek Coal Company, LLC. Also, please
make sure other right-of-entry documents that are described show Sage Creek Coal
Company, LLC as the grantee or lessee.
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