2012-09-10_REVISION - C1981041 (2)

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September 10, 2012 Tonya Hammond Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1430 Palisade, CO 81526 Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C- 1981 -041) Permit Renewal No. 6 (RN -6) Adequacy Review Dear Ms. Hammond: John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta E. Pineda Director The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has completed its preliminary adequacy review for Permit Renewal Application No. 6 for the Roadside Portals Mine. Normally as part of the adequacy review, the Division performs a detailed review of the reclamation cost estimate. However, we recently did a detailed review and update to the cost estimate in May with Permit Revision No. 5, and there have been no changes to the costs in CIRCES since then. There have been no revisions since we did the estimate so we will not need another review at this time. We received written comments on the renewal application from the Colorado Historical Society and from Colorado Parks & Wildlife during the public comment period. As the proposed permit renewal does not involve any new surface disturbance or alter the previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, CHS concludes that a finding of no historic properties affected is appropriate for this undertaking. Likewise, Colorado Parks & Wildlife concludes that no significant impacts to wildlife are anticipated. These two letters are attached for you review. The Division has the following comments regarding the RN -6 application. Rule 2.0.4.3 Identification of Interests For AEP Coal, Inc., the following people were listed on AVS but not listed on the Directors /Officers Report: Jeffrey D. Cross as Manager beginning on 10/29/2001. Please have Jeffrey D. Cross listed as Manager added to AEP Coal, Inc. list or information on his end -date as Manager should be provided to the Division. AVS has the following Shareholder listed but not listed on the Directors /Officers Report AEP Kentucky Coal LLC and AEP Ohio Coal LLC. 2. For American Electric Power Company Incorporated, the following shareholders were listed on AVS but not listed on the Directors /Officers Report: AEP Utilities, Ohio Power Co. and Southwestern Electric Power Co. The following were listed as owners on AVS but not on the Directors /Officers Report: Appalachian Power Co., Indiana Michigan Power Co., and Public Service Company of Oklahoma.