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proposing to conduct such activities to meet with homeowners residing in the vicinity of <br />those activities to discuss those proposed activities. Communication between land/mineral <br />owners and persons considering conducting coal exploration and reclamation activities may <br />nevertheless occur for the purpose of complying with our rules requiring NOI applications <br />to contain a description of the applicant's right of entry. Should NECC choose to follow <br />your suggestions, this will be up to them. <br />4. Signage identifying persons conducting coal exploration and reclamation activities. <br />Our Rules regulating coal exploration and reclamation activities do not require persons <br />conducting such activities to erect signs. The Division believes that communication <br />between Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc (Pioneer) and NECC will ensure that any <br />traffic management issues, potential complaints or emergency situations will be handled <br />ob.ly , and expedi 7;t;o.,,mot,usly 11 both D' R7uf'rl 4 <br />appropriaFe and ti by ioneer and especially given tie si ort <br />amount of time that coal exploration operations will be concurrent with nearby gas <br />operations. Should NECC choose to follow your suggestions, this will be up to them. <br />5. How gates and locks are handled. <br />Our Rules regulating coal exploration and reclamation activities do not require persons <br />conducting those activities to describe in their NOI applications how gates and locks <br />belonging to other land/mineral owners will be managed. It has been our experience that <br />such matters have usually been negotiated between persons conducting coal exploration <br />and land/mineral owners in conjunction with surface and mineral leasing or other surface <br />use or mineral access agreements. With regard to NECC, it has been our experience that <br />NECC has been very cooperative with local surface landowners regarding access and gates <br />and locks. Again, the very short timeframes associated with this project should ensure that <br />any problems related to gates and locks will be minimized or avoided entirely. <br />Nevertheless, should NECC choose to follow your suggestions, this will be up to them. <br />6. Follow Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission setback requirements <br />Our Rules regulating coal exploration and reclamation activities do not require setbacks <br />from structures. Further, our agency has neither statutory authority nor regulatory authority <br />to require persons conducting coal exploration and reclamation activities to comply with <br />the laws and rules of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). <br />Should NECC wish to nevertheless do so, that would be up to them. <br />7. Repairs to potential damage to lease roads related to NECC coal exploration. <br />Our Rules regulating coal exploration and reclamation do not require NOI applicants to <br />describe how any potential damage to roads caused by those potential activities will be <br />addressed. However, our Rules do require that with regard to the use of existing roads, <br />(1) vehicular travel on other than established graded and surfaced roads is to be limited to <br />that absolutely necessary to conduct the exploration; (2) travel is to be confined to graded <br />and surfaced roads during periods when excessive damage to vegetation or rutting of the