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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
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 28, 2011
<br />Kurt Larsen
<br />Mesa County Planning Department
<br />Planning Director
<br />P.O. Box 20,000
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81501
<br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 60 (TR-60)
<br />Change to Revegetation Success Criteria
<br />Dear Larsen:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D IV IS I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />- SAFETY
<br />John W. Hickenlooper
<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 January 28, 2011, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Roadside Portals was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Snowcap Coal Company,
<br />Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />With this technical revision Snowcap Coal Company, Inc (SCC) proposes to change the revegetation success criteria for
<br />vegetation cover, herbaceous production and species diversity. Seneca Coal Company feels these changes are warranted based
<br />on vegetation sampling and re-evaluation in 2010.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 26, 27, 28, 34, and 35, T10S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, and 13, TI IS, R98W, 6th
<br />PM; Portions of Section 7,T1 IS, R97W, 6th PM; all in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cameo Palisade.
<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 Mesa County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81502, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />MPB/Ahd
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