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United States Forest Paonia P.O. Box 1030 <br />USDA. Department of Service Ranger District N Rio Grande Ave. <br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970 -527-4131 Paonia, CO 81428 <br />FAX 970 -527 -4151 <br />File Code: 2820 <br />Date: <br />Mr. Mike Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />101 South 3rd, Suite 301 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />Dear Mr. Boulay: <br />The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest (GTWJG) has completed its <br />review of Oxbow Mining's Minor Revision 96 (MR 96). The minor revision would provide for <br />the drilling of two (2) additional angle boreholes on pre - existing, approved well pads; the 16 -07 <br />and the 1608, to provide for additional methane drainage necessitated by a recent longwall <br />move due to ground control issues. <br />As a result of our review of the adequacy of measures to protect federal resources and the post <br />mining land use, we identified that the impacts of this minor revision are identical to those <br />already analyzed in Oxbow's previous TR 64 and TR65. Attached is a list of conditions needed <br />to protect federal resources and to support the post mining land use of aspen management, as <br />defined by the GMUG Forest Plan, which are identical to the conditions submitted for the <br />previous technical revisions. <br />Of note is that several conditions relate to operations in an inventoried roadless area (IRA). <br />These are needed to satisfy direction we received to minimize entry into, and alteration of the <br />inventoried roadless area. As part of our review, we assessed that no new road construction or <br />surface disturbance is necessary in the inventoried roadless area as part of this Minor Revision. <br />Please contact me with any questions you may have. <br />Sincerely, <br />f o f /s/ evi K. Broyles <br />LEVI K. BROYLES <br />District Ranger <br />cc: Jim Kiger <br />ig Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper fmqv <br />