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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION of cow <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 10 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 * �* <br /> 303 866-3567 •%s76• <br /> FAX 303 832-8106 — <br /> Roy Romer, <br /> Governor <br /> Fred R Banta, <br /> Division Director <br /> February 26, 1990 <br /> Mr. Robert Hagen, Director <br /> Albuquerque Field Office <br /> Office of Surface Mining <br /> Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> 625 Silver Avenue, SW, Suite 310 <br /> Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br /> Re: Coal Basin Mines (Permit No. C-81-017 ) , Ten-Day Notice X-89-02-244-5-TV3 <br /> Dear Mr. Hagen: <br /> This letter is a response to the review by your agency's Operations and <br /> Technical Services Branch of the above mentioned Ten-Day Notice. The review <br /> letter was received by the Division on January 29, 1990, and required further <br /> action on Issue No. 1 of the Ten-Day Notice. Specifically, the Division was <br /> directed to either inspect the operator's reclamation on the upper part of the <br /> Old Refuse Pile, or to request a reasonable amount of additional time to <br /> perform such an inspection. <br /> A partial inspection was performed at Coal Basin on February 20 and 21 , 1990, <br /> which coincided in part with a Federal inspection by your office. As <br /> expected, snow cover continues to prevent access to the area in question. <br /> Approximately two feet of snow had fallen the previous weekend, and at least <br /> three to four feet of snow presently covers the site. Since that part of the <br /> old refuse pile faces north at an elevation of 8,200 feet, it is unlikely that <br /> the area will experience melting of the snowpack until at least early May. <br /> Therefore, the Division requests an extension until May 15 , 1990 to perform <br /> the required inspection. <br /> Please let me know as soon as possible of your decision on this matter. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Michael B. Long <br /> Coal Program Supervisor <br /> MBL/ern <br /> 4528F <br />