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and a cost breakdown of the increased proposed disturbance is required in order to make the application complete for technical review. EXHIBIT U -- Designated Mining Operation Environmental Protection Plan (Rule 6.4.21): You must provide information sufficient to demonstrate that an Environmental Protection Plan is not required to address proposed or permitted activities that do not involve, affect, or influence the storage, handling or disposal of the designated chemicals and do not disturb toxic or acid-forming materials, and that do not cause, or have the potential to cause, generation of acid mine drainage. In order to demonstrate that Exhibit U is not applicable to permit M-1983-194 please sample the recovered "pregnant" nahcolite solution that is recovered during the mining process. The list of parameters to be sampled for is enclosed with this document. • The requested information was received January 11, 2011. Evaluation of the sample data by Division staff has determined that the Natural Soda, Inc. Nahcolite Project shall be classified as a Designated Mining Operation (DMO) due to the samples of the pregnant nahcolite solution from the mining process collected and analyzed confirm that the solution is high in total dissolved solids (TDS), chloride, fluoride, boron, uranium and benzene which could cause material damage to surface and ground water quality and to soil, vegetation and wildlife if released to the environment. The process brines produced by Natural Soda's operation could cause TDS, chloride, fluoride, boron, uranium and benzene water quality standards to be exceeded if released to an aquifer or a surface stream and could potentially cause other standards to be exceeded due to the brine containing trace elements associated with accessory minerals in the saline minerals suite within the mining interval. In addition to this notice of incomplete application a DMO designation notice will be sent to Natural Soda, Inc. under separate cover. Natural Soda, Inc. must address the requirements of Rule 6.4.21 and Rule 7 and submit all required materials in order for the application to be considered complete for technical review. According to Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Hard Rock, Metal and Designated Mining Operations, C.R.S. 34-32-112.5(3)(d) the site is classified as a 112d(3) and per Rule 1.5.4(4) the appropriate amendment fee is $7,475.00. An amendment application fee of $1,783.00 has been submitted therefore the outstanding amendment application fee is $5,692.00 which must be submitted in order to make the application complete. Your application will not be considered submitted until the information listed above is received and found sufficient to begin our review. Per Rule 1.4.1(7), a decision date will be established 150 days (The typical 90 day 112 application review period plus an additional 60 days due to technical complexity of the application.) from the date of receipt of all of the requested information. Additionally, if you have already published notice you will need to republish notice, after the Division considers the application submitted. This notice must be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks, starting within ten (10) days of the date your application is considered submitted. We will notify you when you should initiate republication of your notice. The final (late for receiving comments is the 20th day after the fourth publication or the next regular business day. This letter shall not be construed to mean that there are no other technical deficiencies in your application. The Division will review your application to determine whether it is adequate to meet the requirements of the Act after submittal of all required items. Sincerely, Travis Marshall Environmental Protection Specialist