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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 />August 1, 2011 <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1980 -007) <br />Technical Revision No. 127 (TR -127) <br />Revised RPE East Refuse Pile Design to Include Colluvium and an Underdrain <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C -TR -02 C1980007 TAK 08012011030317.doc <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <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 technical revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. <br />Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act, Section 34 -33 -101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your application has been considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing as of August 1, 2011. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />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 publish this advertisement as specified in <br />Rule 2.08.4(6) of the Regulations. Proof of the publication of the advertisement must be filed with the Division as <br />soon as available after the publication date. <br />Coincident with the publication, a copy of the revision application, less confidential items, must be filed for public <br />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. In accordance with <br />Section 34- 33- 116(5) of the Act, a proposed decision approving or denying this application will be issued no later <br />than September 30, 2011. <br />Office of Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and inactive Mines <br />