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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 _qW <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 DIVIS ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />October 1, 2010 <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Assistant State Supervisor Governor <br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement <br /> Mike King <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Executive Director <br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904 Loretta E. Pineda <br /> Director <br />Re: Fruita Loadout (Permit No. 0-2010-088) <br />New Permit Application <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 1, 2010, an application for a permit to conduct coal mining <br />operations at the Fruita Loadout was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as <br />provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing. <br />The applicant CAM-Colorado, LLC, proposes to operate a coal loadout facility (Fruits Loadout) on land located approximately <br />3.5 miles west of Fruita in Mesa County, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Township 1 North, Range 3 West, Ute Prime Meridian <br />Section 2: Portions of the SW/4, W/2SW/4SE/4 <br />Section 3: Portions of the SE/4 <br />Section 10: Portions of the N/2NE/4 <br />Section 11: Portions of the N/2NW/4, W/2NW/4NE/4 <br />CAM-Colorado, LLC has submitted an application for a permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado for its proposed Fruita <br />Loadout. The proposed loadout will tie into the Union Pacific mainline west of Reed Gulch. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Mack. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in The Daily Sentinel that this permit application has been deemed complete. At the <br />time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Mesa County <br />Courthouse, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81502, and at the Division office. For additional information or to <br />provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 215, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we <br />request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of the last publication mentioned above. <br />Please contact me at the telephone number above if you have questions. <br />Sincerely, l <br />-Z?? o1° &It ? U <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist C-AP-05C_C2010088_MPB_10012010102521.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines