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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 />January 10, 2012 <br />Danny R. Brown <br />Program Analyst <br />Office of Surface Mining Applicant /Violator System Office <br />2679 Regency Rd <br />Lexington, KY 40503 <br />RE: GCC Energy, LLC Audit <br />King Coal Mine (Colorado Permit No. C- 1981 -035) <br />Dear Mr. Brown: <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (Division) has received a copy of <br />correspondence from the Applicant Violator System (AVS) Office to GCC Energy, LLC, <br />operator of the King Coal Mine (Colorado permit No. C- 1981 -035). The letter indicates that <br />GCC Energy, LLC will need to update its ownership and control information in compliance <br />with 30 CFR 774.12(c) and the "coordinating Colorado statute ". The currently approved <br />Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (Rules) do not <br />include provisions that correspond to 30 CFR 774.12(c). The Division has submitted a formal <br />program amendment to the Office of Surface Mining (Denver Field Division) that will include <br />a corresponding rule, but the amendment is currently under review and therefore not yet <br />effective. Accordingly, the Division has not yet required Colorado operators to comply with <br />this provision. It is therefore our contention that GCC Energy, LLC is in compliance with the <br />Rules pertaining to ownership and control information and need not submit additional <br />information as indicated by the AVS Office. <br />Coincidentally, the currently approved permit application for the King Coal Mine will expire <br />on August 8, 2012. As such, GCC Energy, LLC was notified by the Division on November 27, <br />2011 that an application for renewal of the King Coal Mine permit must be received by the <br />Division on or before February 20, 2012. Rule 2.03.4 requires that applicants for permit <br />Office of Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />COL ORADO <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 />