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11yPM;C=FICE OF SLRF.,',CE ; 1 2U,2 844 1545 <br /> United States Department of the Interior <br /> OFFICE OF SURFACE AC NWG <br /> Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> n+as�urRF m 1999 Broadway,Suite 3320 <br /> Denver,Colorado 80202-5733 <br /> May 14, 1998 <br /> Michael B_ Long <br /> Director, Division of Minerals & Geology <br /> Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St. , Room 215 <br /> Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> RE: Civil Penalty Funds Grant Application, Coal Basin Mine <br /> Dear Mr. Long: <br /> I am sorry to inform you that OSM cannot grant your request for <br /> Civil Penalty Funds for Fiscal Year 1998 (Coal Basin Mine, Old <br /> Refuse Pile) . <br /> Your request (dated December 1, 1997) was for civil penalty funds- <br /> to help stabilize the stream bank and river terrace slope below <br /> the Old Refuse Pile on the Coal Basin mine. OSM's Regional <br /> Directors and Acting Deputy Director met in late April to <br /> consider all requests received nationwide for FY 1998. <br /> Unfortunately, OSM has only a very limited amount of civil <br /> penalty monies available this year, and very wet winter weather <br /> in the East has created many emergency situations on bond <br /> forfeiture sites there. It was decided that all of the limited <br /> funds should be earmarked for use in abating those emergency <br /> situations. <br /> As discussed on the telephone today by Steve Renner and Randy <br /> Pair of my staff, we will retain your application and will <br /> resubmit it for the civil penalty program for the next fiscal <br /> year. <br /> If you have any questions on this matter, or if we can provide <br /> any further assistance, please contact me at 303-844-1424, or <br /> Randy Pair of my staff at 303-844-1446. We look forward to <br /> continuing to work with you on this and other aspects of the Coal <br /> Basin reclamation. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> j 6t/N'J, f--� i� <br /> James. F. Fulton <br /> Director, Denver Field Division <br />