2013-02-08_REVISION - C1994082 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/8/2013
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Seneca Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: TR52
• Email Name: JLE
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
February 8, 2013
Roy Karo
Seneca Coal Company, LLC
37796 Routt County Road 53
P.O. Box 670
Hayden, CO 81639
RE: Yoast Mine; C- 1994 -082
Technical Revision No. 52 (TR52), Adequacy Review
Dear Mr. Karo,
COLORADO
ID IV I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta Pineda
Director
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received the above referenced
technical revision on January 18, 2013. The revision was called complete for review on January 23,
2013. There are several items that will need to be addressed prior to the Division's approval of the
technical revision, these items are discussed below:
1. The Operator requested the Division remove the 6.25 acre parcel from the permit area. The
Division can not release the liability for this parcel through the Technical Revision process. The
revised page no. 6 of Tab 22 needs to be updated. The second to last sentence of the third
paragraph of this page states that Seneca Coal Company "requested that the 6.25 acre area be
removed from the Yoast Mine permit area since the Yoast Mine no longer has control over the
land use of the area." This portion of the sentence implies this acreage was removed from the
permit area. It may be more appropriate to indicate that Seneca Coal Company intends to apply
for bond release of this parcel in the future or simply remove this portion of the sentence all
together to avoid confusion.
2. The proposed Exhibit 22 -3 submitted with the application needs to be revised to indicate the
boundary is not being changed, only the post mine land use. Please remove the "New Permit
Boundary" notation on this map.
3. Exhibit 3 -1 indicates Dennis A. and Laurie L. Hallenbeck own the surface of the 6.25 acres in
question. Based on the letter submitted by Routt County, it appears they have acquired 1.97
acres within the 6.25 acres. The cover letter for the revision indicates Seneca Coal Company
does not own or control any of the land within this 6.25 acre parcel. For the remaining acreage
of this parcel not owned by Routt County, the Division will require Seneca Coal Company to
submit documentation that the Landowner is aware of the proposed land use change and is in
agreement with this revision.
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