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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 IV IS 1 ON OF
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 M I N I N G
<br />December 20, 2007 SAFETY
<br />Scott Leon g
<br />Public Works Director Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Town of Paonia Harris D. Sherman
<br />P.O. Box 460 Executive Director
<br />Paonia, Co 81428-0460 Ronald W. Cattany
<br /> Division Director
<br /> Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 51 (TR-51)
<br />Keep Excess Rock at the Paonia Sewage Lagoons
<br />Dear Mr. Leon:
<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 December 20, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at
<br />the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources,
<br />LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />In Technical Revision No. 51, Bowie Resources, LLC is proposing to allow approximately 1,800 cubic yards of excess rock
<br />from the Bowie No. 2 Hubbard Creek vent shaft project to remain at the old Paonia Sewage Lagoons, rather than transport it to
<br />the Bowie No. 1 Mine for permanent disposal, as is currently approved. The Town of Paonia accepted the donated material so
<br />that the old sewage lagoons could be reclaimed. The USDA-Forest Service is agreeable to issuing the town a Free-use permit
<br />for the use of the material.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of
<br />Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
<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 />140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments,
<br />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.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />seph J. D ash
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JJD/Ahd
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