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<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 />November 10, 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: Seneca H-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 73 (TR-73)
<br />Pond 016 Area Slide Remediation Plan
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D IV IS 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 November 10, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at
<br />the Seneca II-W Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal
<br />Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision application addresses plans for landslide stabilization in the Pond 16/16A vicinity, including removal of Pond
<br />16A, remedial grading and trench drain installation, drainage relocation, and relocation of segments of Roads "J" and "K".
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles south of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />T5N, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, R8 8W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Hayden Gulch, Hayden, Dunckley, &
<br />Mt. Harris.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this. application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Hayden Public Library,
<br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division office. To provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In
<br />order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
<br />to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />If you have questions or need additional information, please call me at (970) 242-5025.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Daniel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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