2010-12-22_REVISION - C2009087 (3)

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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 December 22, 2010 Assistant State Supervisor Fish and Wildlife Enhancement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904 Re: Peabody Sage Creek Mine (Permit No. C-2009-087) Technical Revision Application No.1 (TR-1) Portal Area Facility Modification Dear Sir or Madam: COLORADO D IV IS I ON OF RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta E. Pineda Director The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 22, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Peabody Sage Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Sage Creek Coal Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. The operator proposes to modify the facility plans in the area near the approved portal site. The application proposes the relocation of the coal handling facilities pad and access road, and relocation of the upper coal stockpile sump to an area closer to the new pad. No changes are proposed to the total amount of material to be removed for portal excavation and no additional disturbance is proposed. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles Southeast of Hayden. The permit area is further described as follows: Township 5 North, Range 87 West, all or portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21 and 22; Township 6 North, Range 87 West, all or portions of Sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 Approximately 9 miles south and east of the town of Hayden, CO to the East of Routt County Road 27 at an approximate elevation of 6800 feet AMSL Mount Harris/Milner Quadrangle Map The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Milner, Mount Harris, Rattlesnake Butte and Dunckley. No additional surface disturbance is proposed as a result of this revision application. As a result, the Division does not anticipate additional impacts to wildlife. The applicant is required to publish notice in the Steamboat Pilot that this application has been deemed complete. Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines