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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />November 21, 2012 <br />Foster Kirby <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -028) <br />Technical Revision No. 43 (TR -43) <br />Revision of Vegetation Cover and Herbaceous Production. <br />Dear Mr. Kirby: <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 21, 2012 <br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the Keenesburg Strip Mine was considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Coors Energy Company. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br />TR -43 was submitted to provide for the removal of prohibited plant species from the success <br />standard. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles North of Keenesburg, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />All or portions of Sections 2 and 11, T2N, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W; 6th Prime <br />Meridian. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Klug <br />Ranch. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been <br />deemed complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to <br />place a copy of this application at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 918 10th Street, 2nd <br />Floor, Room 202, Greeley, CO 80631, and at the Division office. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />