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OF <br />u vWON OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SMEftY <br />Deparm ent of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman S1., Room 21 S <br />Deaver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) "&3S67 <br />FAX: (303) 832-0106 <br />IN'T'EROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 6, 2006 <br />TO: Mike Boulay <br />FROM: Dan Mathews <br />RE: TR 54 Vegetation/Land Use Issues <br />Western Fuels Colorado, New Horizon 1 and 2 Mine <br />Permit No. C-81-008 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION Ol <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINTING <br />SAFETY <br />Diu owaM <br />Govenm <br />Ru" Geop <br />ExKuti" Meow <br />Ronald W. CAN" <br />Divisioe DUectm <br />Natural Itaourcs Thaw <br />1 have reviewed the TR-54 adequacy review responses and revised PAP sections relevant to <br />Premine and Postmine Land Use, Vegetation Information, and the Revegetation Plan. My <br />itemized comments are listed below. Comments 1 through 18 specifically address corresponding <br />items from the initial adequacy review. Comments 19 through 28 are new items, based on review <br />of the amended permit sections. <br />Please let me know if you have any questions. <br />Adeauacy,,Reso m, Review <br />1. The OMLR (Office of Mined Land Reclamation) had requested operator to amend <br />outdated page 22-10 text regarding reference area applicable to NH- I trine areas. <br />Reference area status for New Horizon 1 is clarified by revised text under QUgWi of <br />&fercacA ArE-s, beginning on page 16 of amended Tab 22, Revegetation Plan-New <br />Horizon I Mine. Revised text clarifies that there are now separate, adjacent reference areas <br />within the fenced area at the Montrose County Hopkins Field Airport. The western area is <br />the rangeland reference area and the eastern area is the drylarad pasture reference area. <br />Map 22-2 on amended page 22-20 does not appear to correspond to the revised text; map <br />seems to indicate that the eastern area is a combined drylw4 pastuFc/rangeland referepce <br />area. The same apparent error exists on amended Attachment 2.05.4(2xe)-4-2. Please <br />amend Map 22-2 and the reap in amended Attasyasat 105.4(2Xe)4-2, to correspond <br />to appliable text in anrendedTab 22 and macaded Tab 2A5.4(2)(e), regarding dio <br />separate dryland pasture and rangeia d relererree ara & <br />0 WFC Exhibit 2 <br />Pa g 1 of 1 <br />office of 09ko of <br />Mine l Land Redanation Ach" and kW AM" Mates