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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 />February 22, 2011 <br />Scott Wanstedt <br />Blue Mountain Energy, Inc <br />3607 County Road 65 <br />Rangely, CO 81648 <br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR-7) <br />200 Acre Expansion of Mine Permit Area. No Proposed New Disturbance <br />Dear Mr. Wanstedt: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S 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 />We have received your application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. Our initial review <br />indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, <br />Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your revision application has been considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing as of February 22, 2011. All review and comment periods as provided in the <br />Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Unless notification to the contrary accompanies this letter, the proposed newspaper advertisement submitted with <br />the application has been found to be satisfactory. You should commence publication of this advertisement as <br />specified in Rule 2.07.3(2) of the Regulations. Proof of the publication of the advertisement must be filed with the <br />Division no later than four weeks after the last publication date. <br />Coincident with the initial publication, a copy of the revision application, less confidential items, must be filed for <br />public inspection with the appropriate public office as specified by you in the notice. Any subsequent changes or <br />additions to the application must also be made in this copy, at the same time it is submitted to the Division. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have submitted <br />are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Additional information may be <br />required, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 34-33-118(5) of the Act, you will be notified no later <br />than April 23, 2011, should that be the case. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />James R. Stark <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JRS/Ahd <br />C-PR-02 C1981018 JRS 02222011013132.doo <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines