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United States Forest Paonia <br />USDA Department of Service Ranger District <br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970 -527 -4131 <br />Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CDRMS <br />1313 Sherman St., Rm 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Brock, <br />C-- Lei g I-022 <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />N Rio Grande Ave. <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />FAX 970 -527 -4151 <br />File Code: 2820 <br />Date: April 4, 2012 <br />�.g `o <br />�`v`�r�n9 and <br />The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest (GMUG) has completed its review of <br />Oxbow Mining's Minor Revision 99 (MR 99). The technical revision would provide for the drilling of 4 <br />methane drainage wells off existing locations (17 -06D, 7 -08D, 17 -08E). These additional MDWs are <br />necessary because of a change in the mine plan due to the addition of a barrier pillars required by the <br />Mine Safety Health Administration in Panel 17. No new surface disturbance is required by MR -99. <br />As a result of our review of the adequacy of measures to protect federal resources and the post mining <br />land use, we identified that the impacts of this technical revision are essentially identical to those <br />already analyzed in Oxbow's previous TR 64, TR65, and TR -72. Attached is a list of conditions needed to <br />protect federal resources and to support the post mining land use of aspen management, as defined by <br />the GMUG Forest Plan, which are similar to the conditions submitted for the previous technical <br />revisions. <br />Of note is one additional condition related to operations in an inventoried roadless area (IRA) (Condition <br />#2). This condition is needed to satisfy recent court decisions for roadless area management, as well as <br />foreseeable future changes to coal mine operations in roadless areas. <br />Please contact me with any questions you may have. <br />Sincerely, <br />r LEVI K. BROYLES <br />District Ranger <br />ll�S <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper <br />