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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 />June 24, 2010
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />Denver, CO 80202
<br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 48 (TR-48)
<br />Aspen/Woody Plant Density Standard
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Mike King
<br />Executive Director
<br />Loretta E. Pineda
<br />Director
<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 June 24, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This technical revision application proposes changes and clarifications to the woody plant density standard for the Yoast mine,
<br />including proposed standards for aspen reestablishment in specified locations.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
<br />T5N, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30
<br />Mt. Harris & Dunckley
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Mount Harris, Dunckley & Mt. Harris.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Hayden Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson Avenue,
<br />Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division offices in Denver and Grand Junction. To provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. If
<br />you have questions or need additional information, please contact me at the Division's Grand Junction Field Office, (970) 242-
<br />5025.In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of
<br />this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or
<br />objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />2iel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />DTM/Ahd
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