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QPP��ENT OF lye'tim United States Department of the Interi.or <br /> f9 � <br /> a <br /> OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br /> M4gCH 3`ea� Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> IN REPLY REFER TO, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br /> Denver,Colorado 80202-5733 <br /> December 1, 1997 <br /> Mr. Eric Lane <br /> State Weed Coordinator <br /> Colorado Department of Agriculture <br /> 700 Kipling St. , Suite 4000 <br /> Lakewood, Colorado 80215 <br /> In re: Grant Application for Weed Management: Colorado <br /> Department of Natural Resources, Division of Minerals & <br /> Geology / Pitkin County (Coal Basin Mine) <br /> Dear Mr. Lane: <br /> The Colorado DMG and Pitkin County have entered into a <br /> partnership agreement to control the spread of noxious weeds at <br /> the Coal Basin Mine in western Pitkin County (west of Redstone, <br /> CO) . As you are aware, DMG has the statutory responsibility to <br /> reclaim this now abandoned coal mine. <br /> The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface <br /> Mining (OSM) , is responsible for overseeing the coal mining <br /> regulation and reclamation functions of DMG. Additionally, OSM <br /> has been directly involved with the Coal Basin Mine for many <br /> years due to our independent duty to ensure the protection of <br /> Federal lands (in this case, US Forest Service property) . We are <br /> very supportive of the efforts of DMG to restore this abandoned <br /> mine by eliminating environmental hazards (including noxious <br /> weeds) and achieving a postmining land use that will benefit the <br /> residents of Pitkin County and users of the White River National <br /> Forest. <br /> An integral part of accomplishing successful reclamation of this <br /> site is the control of noxious weed infestations which are <br /> appearing at the lower elevations of the mine. We consider <br /> ourselves a partner with DMG in this effort, and are willing to <br /> provide staff resources to help in controlling or monitoring weed <br /> populations. We are also investigating funding from the <br /> Department of the Interior to provide further financial <br /> assistance to this undertaking. <br />