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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 />January 8, 2008
<br />Scott Gerwe
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Grand Junction Field Office
<br />2815 H Road
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81506
<br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 55 (TR-55)
<br />Revise Permit Boundary
<br />Dear Mr. Gerwe:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I ON 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 Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<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 January 8, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Roadside Portals was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Snowcap Coal Company,
<br />Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The revision would amend various permit maps and tables (including the permit area legal description) to reflect a recent bond
<br />release approval (SL-3), which reduced the permit area from 10,310 acres to 3016 acres.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 26, 27, 28, 34, and 35, T10S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, and 13, TI IS, R98W, 6th
<br />PM; Portions of Section 7, TI IS, R97W, 6th PM; all in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps "Cameo" and "Palisade".
<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 Mesa County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81502, and at the Division office. To provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In
<br />order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
<br />to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />If you have questions or n 4d additional information, please contact me at the Division's Grand Junction office, (970) 242-
<br />5025.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Daniel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />C: Carl Johnston, OSM Denver
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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