2002-05-28_PERMIT FILE - M2002004 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M2002004
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 5/28/2002
• Doc Name: Memo Pre-Hearing Conference
• From: Tony Waldron
• To: Sandy Brown
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

May 28, 2002
TO: Sandy Brown
FROM: Tony Waldron
RE: GCC Rio Grande, Inc.; Red Rock Plant and Mine Site; DMG File # M-2002-004;
Pre-Hearing Conference
GCC Rio Grande, Inc. submitted an application for a limestone mine on January 18,
2002. The application was initially called incomplete but subsequent submittals allowed
it to be called complete on March 13, 2002. The last day for public comment was May 2,
2002 and the original recommendation date was June 13, 2002. The division sent an
adequacy letter on May 6, 2002 and the applicant has recently requested an extension of
the recommendation date to July 26, 2002. Staff has received 74 letters in response to
this application. Of these, 2 (#'s 9 & 10) were letters from other agencies and as such are
not considered letter of objection. Several letters were received prior to the application
being called complete. A letter was sent to these objectors asking them to re-submit their
letters, so there may be some duplication here. In addition, some letters were sent by
individuals as well as in a group mailing from an attorney representing several of the
objectors, so once again, there may be some duplication. Also, the same letter (a form
letter) was sent by a number of individual objectors, thereby, reiterating the same
concerns. And finally, three of the letters were received after May 2, 2002, which was
the close of the public comment period.
Attached to this memo you will find copies of all the letters numbered by the date
received from 1-74 and a separate list of each commentor, their address, the date received
and the number assigned to that letter. Also attached you will find a summary of issues
raised followed by the letter number citing that issue. The items highlighted in red are
items that we believe are not within our jurisdictional review. And finally, there is also a
copy of the notice sent out to the commentors which included the adequacy letter that
was sent to the operator along with an informational memo. We have not received a
response to the adequacy letter as of this date.
If you have any questions, please see Al Amundson or me.
Ec: Jim Stevens-DMG
Al Amundson-DMG