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A Subsidiary of Arch Western Bituminous Group, LLC <br />March 12, 2013 <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West EIk Mine; Permit No. C- 1980 -007; Technical <br />Revision No. TR -130, Revised Longwall Panel E5 MDW Road and Pad locations <br />Dear Mr. Stark: <br />MOUNTAIN COAL <br />COMPANY L.L.C. <br />West EIk Mine <br />PO Box59 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset CO 81434 <br />(970) 929-2200 <br />Fax (970) 929 -5050 <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 14 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits the attached application form, proposed public <br />notice, and map in application of Technical Revision No. TR -130 to revise the location of a few <br />methane drainage well (MDW) roads and pads for longwall panel E5. This past fall, MCC and <br />Forest Service (FS) personnel conducted field reviews of the E5 MDW roads and pads <br />previously approved in PR -14 to determine which locations should be adjusted to provide <br />better MDW access and pad locations and result in less disturbance. <br />As an outcome of this revision, approximately 1,621 feet (0.5 acre) of new roads would be <br />constructed to replace 2,295 feet (0.7 acre) of previously approved roads, resulting in a net <br />reduction in land disturbance of approximately 674 feet of road or 0.2 acre. Nine (9) large (1+ <br />acre) previously approved MDW pad polygons will also be deleted from the 2013 MDW drilling <br />program and will be replaced by seven (7) smaller (about 0.5 acre) pad sites, two of which will <br />be the sites of two diagonally drilled MDWs. This will result in about a 5.5 acre reduction in <br />disturbance. The new locations were evaluated by the FS to identify any previously <br />undocumented cultural resources, T &E species and other resources of special interest. The <br />FS will document the findings of these evaluations during this revision process. <br />Please contact me at (970) 929 -2238 or by e-mail should you have questions regarding this <br />submittal. <br />Sincerely, <br />cetittm(Se ahlv <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Weston Norris - MCC <br />Mike Peacock - MCC <br />Neal Starkebaum - Gunnison Co. <br />