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<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 />March 26, 2013
<br />Dest}- Dyer
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Uncompahgre Field Office
<br />2505 S. Townsend Ave.
<br />Montrose, CO 81401
<br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C- 1996 -083)
<br />Technical Revision No. 77 (TR -77)
<br />Overburden Material as a Topsoil Substitute /Supplement
<br />Dear Mr. Dyer:
<br />COLORADO
<br />ID I V 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, Article 33,
<br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 26, 2013 an application to revise coal
<br />alining operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
<br />submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. All review and coumment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
<br />initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC has proposed the use of select overburden materials as a topsoil substitute on Gob Piles #2 and
<br />#4 where available topsoil for reclamation is limited. The revision includes an analysis of the suitability of those
<br />overburden materials as a topsoil substitute.
<br />The Underground coal alining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The
<br />permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the
<br />time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Paonia
<br />Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written coumments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that coumments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no coumments are received by then, we will proceed on the
<br />asswuption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Susan L. Burgmaier
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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