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M R-�s <br />=4 v,�sq�)-z <br />q crl -1,1 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATIO <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 />. MINING A�PID SAFETY� <br />11 March 2010 <br />Vvv, <br />JoEllen Turner <br />Box 346 <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />U 3o:?--yrNA <br />VV Y--) <br />S <br />r�f <br />Re: New Horizon Ilzo Mine — Permit No. C -1981 -008 <br />Permit Renew o. 5,(RN }:— <br />Permit Revision No. 6`(PR46) <br />Response to Comments Received <br />Dear Ms. Turner: ---°' <br />The Division's Denver office received a letter (via fax) from you on the 9 March 2010. The <br />• purpose of this letter is to re' and to issues raised, and to provide clarification regar ' g the <br />Division's procedures,�e <br />Permit Renewal No. 5 (RN -05) z-- <br />Renewals to a coal mining permit are required period ll (every 5 in the case of the New <br />gP p y( �' years, <br />Horizon Mine) in accordance with Rule 2.08.5. The RN -05 application for the New Horizon <br />Mine wa" ' d v - 44q.v41 V, The RN -5 application did not include any proposed <br />changes to the text or maps that comprise the permit. Changes (revisions) to the permit that did <br />occur during the RN - 05 time frqme were accomp 'shed with P and TR - 58. <br />In evaluating an operator's request for renewal, the Division on reviews the ermit for complianc <br />I <br />P p <br />with the regulations. Documentation of the Division's RN -05 review was provided in the <br />°`Proposed Decision ,and Findings of Compliance' document,, issued upon completion o e <br />review process. Two Stipulations attached to the Findings document directed Western Fuels to�� <br />address specific issues with respect to the New Horizon Mine. T Mw <br />ucAJor 05 gust 24, 2009. i c._ay wa �4vid -d to Mr and_Mrs 5 a i <br />_copy for public viewing was posted at the Nucla Annex. On August 24, 2009 we also sent you <br />a fetter notifying you of our prii osed recision Not ce'of our proposed decision was published iC <br />in the Forum on September 3£ and 10 2009, and the deadline for requesting a hearing before <br />the Mined Land Reclamation Board to object to our proposed decision was the 5 of October. <br />No v rtten objections or requests for a hearing were received. RN -5 w issued on the 8 of <br />4 <br />f Renewal No. 5 did not incorporate any changes to the permit. Therefore, there were no L <br />RN-05 maps or text revisions to be osted at the Nucla Annex. <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <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 n Director <br />Natural Resource T <br />