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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St.. Room 215 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> 303 866-3567 `1876` <br /> FAX. 303 832-8106 <br /> Rov Romer, <br /> Govemor <br /> Fred R Santa. <br /> Division Director <br /> December 28, 1989 <br /> Mr. Robert Haaen, Director <br /> Albuauerque Field Office <br /> Office of Surface Minina <br /> Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> 625 Silver Avenue, SW, Suite 310 <br /> Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br /> Re: Coal Basin Mine (Permit No. C-81 -017): TDN X-89-02-244-5 TV9; <br /> Request for Review <br /> Dear Mr. Hagen: <br /> On December 22, 1989, the Division received the written finding regarding the <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Division (MLRD) response to the above referenced <br /> Ten-Day Notice (TDN) : Albuquerque Field Office (AFO) found the MLRD response <br /> in regard to Issues 1 , 2, and 3 as inappropriate. Given this, MLRD is <br /> requesting that the Deputy Director of OSM review AFO` s findings involving <br /> Issues 1 and 2 in accordance with 30 CRF 842.211 (G) (1 )(iii) (A) . <br /> Issue 1 . This is an alleged failure to protect topsoil after it is <br /> redistributed and a potential violation of Rule 4.06.4(d) . It is apparent <br /> from the AFO finding in regard to this issue that the problem is specifically <br /> with that portion of the old refuse pile to be reclaimed during 1989. In such <br /> case, the Division agrees that applicability of the rill and aully policy is <br /> not involved. <br /> So far as the area reclaimed in 1989 is concerned, as the MLRD response <br /> indicated, the reclamation of this portion of- the old refuse pile was underway <br /> at the time of the inspection. The operator had until the end of 1989 to <br /> complete the reclamation work. Topsoil had been spread but subseauent efforts <br /> to seed and mulch the area had been delayed by snowfall . MLRD feels such a <br /> delay does not constitute a violation if such measures are taken in a timely <br /> manner and completed within the required time. MLRD feels this was the case <br /> in that the operator has reported subsequent completion of the reclamation in <br /> this area. <br />