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" . . . Based on the information presented in <br /> the conference, I conclude the NOV [Notice of <br /> Violation] should be vacated. I believe MCR <br /> [Resources] is contemporaneously reclaiming <br /> the mine site . I feel the reclamation <br /> schedule should be realistically adjusted to <br /> reflect the current operating conditions. " <br /> Exhibit A, pp. 4-5 . Michael Long, the director of the Division, <br /> adopted these findings and vacated the Cessation Order and Notice <br /> of Violation. Id. Various other Notices of Violation have also <br /> been issued to Resources, but every one of them has been <br /> terminated, vacated, or recommended for vacation by the Division' s <br /> assessment officers. With respect to certain of the <br /> recommendations, further administrative action is still pending. <br /> The courts must defer to contemporaneous agency proceedings <br /> where the agency is empowered to handle the issues and entrusted <br /> with enforcement of the relevant laws. See, e .g. , United States <br /> v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. , 339 F. Supp. 554 (D. Colo. 1971) ; <br /> Litvak Meat Co. v. Denver Union Stock Yard Co. , 303 F. Supp. 715 <br /> (D. Colo. 1969) ; Heron v. City of Denver, 131 Colo. 501, 283 P. 2d <br /> 647 (1955) . The Office of Mined Land Reclamation has "the full <br /> power and authority to carry out and administer" the provisions of <br /> the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act ("CSCMRA") . <br /> C.R.S. § 34-33-104 and 105 (1993 Supp. ) . Since the administrative <br /> agency has chosen to pursue enforcement under its own powers, to <br /> permit this action to proceed will lead to wastefulness of time, <br /> energy, and money; duplication; and piecemeal resolution of <br /> issues . Hunt-Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc . v. Rayburn Country <br /> Electric Cooperative, Inc. , 1988 U.S. Dist . LEXIS 18610 (E.D. Tex. <br /> -9- <br />