2011-08-19_REVISION - C1982056 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 8/19/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR78
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
August 19, 2011
Assistant State Supervisor
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A
Grand Junction, CO 81506 -3904
Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1982 -056)
Technical Revision Application No. 78 (TR -78)
16 Left Utility Borehole Installation
Dear Sir or Madam:
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
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 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 19, 2011 an application to revise coal
mining operations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
submitted by Twentymile Coal, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
initiate from this date of filing
TR78 proposes the installation, operation, and reclamation of a new utility borehole installation, to be located over
an extension from the 16 -Left Gateroads (16LT). The proposed borehole installation would consist of a new light -
use road, borehole pad, soil stockpiles, and the lined and grouted borehole. A total of 8.3 acres is proposed to be
disturbed.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles Southwest of Steamboat
Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4N, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35
and 36 in T5N, R87W; and all of T5N, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36.
The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte.
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 Steamboat Pilot that this 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 Routt County Clerk and Recorder, 136 6th Street, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office.
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