2012-01-13_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2010088 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C2010088
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 1/13/2012
• Doc Name: Final Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: CAM Colorado, LLC
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
January 13, 2012
Corey Heaps
CAM Colorado, LLC
2352 N 7th Street, Unit C
Grand Junction, CO 81501
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
Re: Fruita Loadout (Permit No. C- 2010 -088)
New Permit Application Review, Incorporation of United States Fish & Wildlife
(USFWS) Conservation Measures
Dear Mr. Heaps:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed CAM Colorado, LLC's
(CAM's) response to our November 21, 2011 request for incorporation of the United States Fish
& Wildlife Service Biological Opinion conservation measures into the permit application
package (PAP). On Decemberl4, 2011 CAM submitted revised permit sections, maps, and
Exhibits to incorporate the conservation measures into the PAP. The Division has the following
comments regarding the new and revised application materials.
1. On page 2.04 -26 the acronym for United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is first
given. However, throughout much of the remainder of the text the acronym (FWS) is used.
Please use USFWS throughout the PAP for consistency.
2. Please add the following reference to Item 3 on revised page 2.04 -36. "The BA, the BO and
other related correspondence have been incorporated into Exhibit 19."
3. Please add the following discussion to permit text at the top of revised page 2.04 -37 prior to
the USFWS conservation measures discussion. "The BA was prepared to evaluate effects of
the Proposed Action - construction and operation of the McClane Canyon Mine Expansion
and Federal Lease Modification and construction and operation of the Fruita Loadout Facility
- in sufficient detail to determine effects on federally listed endangered and threatened
species and designated critical habitat. Because of the potential effects to fish and critical
habitat, conservation measures have been specified in the Biological Assessment that will
avoid /or minimize adverse effects. Seven conservation measures are specified pertaining to
both the McClane Canyon Mine Expansion and the Fruita Loadout Facility. The
conservation measures are listed in the BA contained in Exhibit 19. Five of the conservation
measures, Items 3 through 7 are specific to the Fruita Loadout project and these are listed
below." Please list verbatim conservation measures 3 through 7 in the permit text on page
2.04 -37.
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