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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 />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />Coal Program <br />Contact Information <br />Sandra Brown Denver Office <br />303-866-3567 x 8110 <br />Marcia Talvitie Grand Junction Office 970-247-1184 <br />Website http://www.mining.state.co.us/ <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Statutory Authority: Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Title 34, Article 33 <br />Regulations: Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining <br />Division Role: Permitting, inspect/enforce, bond release <br />Permit Revision Review (Rule 2.07.3 and 2.07.4) <br />Completeness review - within 10 days after submittal. Publish in local paper 1/week, 4 weeks <br />Preliminary Adequacy Review - within 60 days after application deemed complete <br />Propose Decision - Copy of written decision to all commenter's, applicant & OSM; publish in <br />local paper <br />Citizen Role: Public Participation on Permitting Actions (Rule 2.07.3 and 2.07.4) <br />Comment period following notice of completeness: <br />Permit Revision - 30 days after last publication in newspaper <br />Objection/Request for Formal Hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board after <br />Division's proposed decision: <br />Permit Revision - within 30 days of first publication. Request must be in writing and state with <br />reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />Pertinent Rules for Review of New Horizon Permit Revision No. 6, Permit No. C-1981-008 <br />Rule 2.04.3 Site Description and (Pre-mining) Land Use Information <br />Rule 2.04. 10 Vegetation Information <br />Rule 2.04.12 Prime Farmland Investigation <br />Rule 2.05.4(2)(e) and 4.15 Revegetation <br />Rule 2.05.3 Mine Facilities <br />Rule 2.05.3(5) & 2.05.4(2) Topsoil Removal, Storage and Replacement <br />Rule 2.05.5 Postmining Land Uses <br />Rule 2.06.6 and 4.25 Prime Farmlands <br />Rule 4.16 Postmining Land Use (Note Rule 4.16.3 requires that changes to the <br />postmining land use must be approved in writing by landowner.) <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines