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Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners <br />Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District <br />3.1.3 Application Review and Responses. <br />Comments were received from the Colorado Historical Society (CHS) on January 27, 2011. The <br />CHS indicated that a Section 106 process be initiated. The Division contacted the Office of <br />Surface Mining, Western Region, on December 2, 2011. The Bureau of Land Management, <br />Little Snake Resource Area provided to the Division a copy of the Environmental Assessment <br />report for Lease COC -68590 on December 6, 2011. The Division forwarded the EA to OSM on <br />December 6, 2011. <br />Comments received from BLM, on January 18, 2011, confirmed that Colowyo Coal Company <br />held Federal Leases COC- 0123333475, COC- 0123476, and COC- 68590. <br />Comments were received from the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) on February 11, <br />2011. The CDOW had concerns regarding impacts to wildlife with the PR -03 application and <br />proposed mine plan. CDOW's concerns focused on impacts to Greater sage - grouse, Columbian <br />Sharp -tail grouse, Elk, and Mule deer. CDOW provided a response letter, dated May 17, 2011, <br />to Colowyo, concurring with Colowyo's reclamation plan and providing additional <br />recommendations. Colowyo adequately addressed the concerns identified by CDOW. <br />Comments received from CDWR, on March 7, 2011, outlined activities that would require <br />Colowyo to obtain appropriate permits for water wells, and assure water from over - appropriated <br />stream systems are not diverted to other stream systems, or impounded beyond 72 hours. <br />3.1.4 Status of Permit Stipulations <br />The Division added nine stipulations to the Colowyo Permit with the approval of Permit <br />Revision No. 2. Four stipulations, Stipulations 5, 6, 8, and 9, have been complied with and <br />terminated. Three additional Stipulations, 11, 12, and 13, had previously been added to the <br />permit as a result of permitting actions Technical Revision 67, Technical Revision 72 and Mid- <br />term review No. 6. Stipulation No. 11 was complied with and terminated on November 6, 2011. <br />Stipulation No. 12 was complied with and terminated on October 9, 2009. Stipulation No. 13 <br />was complied with and terminated on December 29, 2009. <br />Stipulation No. 14 was added to the permit with approval of RN -06. Stipulation No. 14 remains <br />active. <br />Three new stipulations are being added with the approval of PR -03. Stipulation No. 15 has been <br />added to re- evaluate two small area exemption drainage areas at the proposed Collom facilities <br />area. Stipulation No. 16 has been added requiring Colowyo to mark fences in accordance with <br />USFWS recommendation, in coordination with CPW recommendations. Stipulation 17 has been <br />Colowyo Coal Mine C1981 -019 PR -03 13 April 10, 2013 <br />