2012-09-24_REVISION - C1981038 (5)

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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866 -3567 FAX: (303) 832 -8106 September 24, 2012 Tom Spezze SW Regional Wildlife Manager Colorado Division of Wildlife SW Regional Service Center 415 Turner Drive Durango, CO 81303 Re: Bowie No. I Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -038) Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6) Dear Mr. Spezze: COLORADO Q I V I S I O N O F RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta E. Pineda Director The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 24, 2012, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. Bowie Resources, LLC proposes to continue Underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located approximately 3 miles North of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: Three miles North of Paoma The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. In Permit Renewal No. 6, Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to renew its permit at the Bowie No. I Mine for another five year terin. Mining has ceased and reclamation activities are in progress. No changes are proposed for the existing permit, permit boundary or disturbed area. Because the above referenced permit renewal application would incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the proposal. Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and wildlife resources information, the fish and wildlife plan, and the reclamation plan as it relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered species, are requested. If wildlife habitat is the proposed postmining land use, we request your evaluation of proposed woody plant stocking levels, planting arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse impacts. Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines