2011-04-29_REVISION - C1981028 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1981028
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/29/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: RN6
• Email Name: RDZ
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
April 29, 2011
Pete Plage
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 25486, DFC (MS 65412)
Denver, CO 80225-0486
Re: ; eenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-0258)
Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN-6)
Dear Mr. Plage:
COLORADO
D I V I S ION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
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 118,
Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 29, 2011, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct
coal mining operations at the Keenesburg Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and
comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
Coors Energy Company proposes to continue ash disposal and reclamation operations on land located seven miles north of
Keenesburg, Colorado. The permit area is in p6rtions of Sections 2 and 11, T2N, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W;
6th Prime Meridian.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps Klug Ranch and Tampa.
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 Fort Lupton Press that this permit renewal application has been deemed
complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
the Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 918 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Room 202, Greeley, CO 80631, and at the Division office.
For additional information or to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone].
In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of the last
publication mentioned above.
Please contact me at the telephone number above if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Robert D. Zuber
Environmental Protection Specialist
C-RN-05C_C 1981028_RDZ_04292011111456.doe
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines