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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 9, 2011 <br />Tom Spezze <br />SW Regional Wildlife Manager <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />SW Regional Service Center <br />415 Turner Drive <br />Durango, CO 81303 <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C- 1996 -083) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 3 (RN -3) <br />Dear Mr. Spezze: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article <br />33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 9, 2011, an application to <br />renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface <br />Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br />Bowie Resources, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations for <br />another five year term on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th <br />P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third <br />Street, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado <br />80203, (303) 866 -3567. <br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted to the <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety at the above address by October 8, 2011. If no comments are <br />received by this date, we will proceed on the assumption that your agency has no concerns with or <br />objections to the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />1111. nvironmen a <br />otection Specialist <br />seph . u ash <br />l Pr <br />C -RN -058 C1996083 ED 08092011022551.doc <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MIN <br />— OL <br />SAF ETY <br />Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction - Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />