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slight road relocation, proved to be an effective and necessary measure to protect the
<br />safety of the public users of this road as numerous boulders were trapped in the
<br />trench/berm system.
<br />Permit Revision No. 3 (PR-03), allowed undermining a significant portion of Routt
<br />County Road No. 33 in portions of Sections 14, 22, 23, 27, and 28, TSN, R86W. The
<br />Division published a notice on October 7, 1993 in the Steamboat Pilot providing the
<br />opportunity for a public hearing concerning the undermining of approximately four (4)
<br />miles of Routt County Road No. 33. These four miles of road lie within the area affected
<br />by longwall panels 9R, 8R, 7R (PR-03), 6R and 5R (PR04). There was no public
<br />response or concern voiced about undermining of the road. The applicant received all
<br />necessary approvals from Routt County to undermine County Road No. 33. Special Use
<br />Permit No. 92-233 issued by Routt County approved the undermining and subsidence of
<br />County Road No. 33 as long as the conditions addressing appropriate road warning
<br />signage, monitoring, and repairs are met by Twentymile Coal Company. Based on the
<br />above information, the Division finds Twentymile Coal Company in compliance with
<br />Rule (2.07.6(2)(d)(iv)) for the undermining of Routt County Road No. 33.
<br />Approval of Permit Revision No. 4 (PR-04) April 20, 1998, allowed for continued mining
<br />in the Eastern Mining District of longwall panels 6R through 2R. Only panels 6R and 5R
<br />had an impact to Routt County Road No. 33. Experience gained during subsidence of
<br />panels 9R through 7R demonstrated that traffic on County Road No. 33 was not been
<br />interrupted as a result of the subsidence of the road. Subsidence of Longwall panels 6R
<br />and 5R did not interrupt traffic on Routt County Road No. 33.
<br />Approval of Permit Revision No. 5 (PR-05) May 28, 2000, allowed longwall panel 12R
<br />to undermine a Twentymile sandstone outcrop in Section 14, TSN, R86W. Prior to
<br />approval, Twentymile Coal Company committed to scaling loose rock on the slope prior
<br />to undermining, and the use, as necessary, of concrete barriers along the north side of
<br />Routt County Road No. 33, and chain link meshing draped over the face of the outcrop,
<br />to ensure that rockfall would not reach the road. Subsidence of the longwall panel did
<br />not interrupt traffic on Routt County Road No. 33.
<br />Affected areas approved in Permit Revision No. 6 (PR6), May 21, 2004, were more than
<br />one-quarter mile from public roads.
<br />Affected areas approved in Permit Revision No. 7 (PR7), January 2, 2007, were more
<br />than a mile from public roads.
<br />Permit Revision No. 8 (PR8) approved the undermining of Routt County Road No. 27
<br />with longwall panels 13L, 14L, 15L, 16L, 17L and gateroads 12L, 13L, 14L, 15L, 16L,
<br />17, and 18, in Sections 23 and 26, TSW, R87W. The applicant published a notice in the
<br />Steamboat Pilot for four consecutive weeks beginning on June 7, 2009. This notice
<br />provided the opportunity for a public hearing concerning the undermining of Routt
<br />County Road No. 27. There was no public response or concern voiced about
<br />undermining of the road, nor was there a request for a public hearing. Routt County
<br />Board of Commissioners approved a Special Use Agreement (PP2009-008) to allow
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