Laserfiche WebLink
4<<rE"T Of T United States Department of the Interior <br />C 'A <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />• ?gAC 18A9 Western Region Office <br />H 3 <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-3050 <br />March 18, 2010 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />-1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 - <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />9 <br />F?SURFA?? <br /> <br />MAR 2 2 2010 <br />Division of ReCiR nation, <br />!Mining and Safety <br />RE: Mountain Coal Company, LLC "West Elk" mine, Permit C-1980-007 - Technical <br />Revision 120, Refuse Pile Expansion, East Area, and Sage Creek Coal Company, <br />LLC, "Sage Creek" Mine, Permit C-2009-087 <br />Dear Mr. Hernandez: <br />In two individual Biological Assessments addressed to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service <br />to initiate formal section 7 consultations for the above subject the opening paragraph is in <br />error. <br />The opening paragraph states that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and <br />Enforcement (OSM) was processing a Mining Plan Modification for the above subject in <br />conjunction with a permitting action to be taken by the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS). This statement was inadvertently included <br />in both Biological Assessments. OSM is not processing any mining plan modification <br />associated with the above two CDRMS permitting actions. <br />Please forgive any confusion or inconvenience caused by this error. <br />Should you have any questions regarding this letter please contact me, at (303) 296-5038. <br />Sincerely, <br />Carl R. Jo ston <br />Natural Resource Specialist