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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 />May 31, 2013 <br />Mark Tobias <br />Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation <br />History Colorado Center <br />1200 Broadway <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -010) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR -7) <br />Dear Mr. Tobias: <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 May 31, 2013, an application <br />to revise coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. <br />The revision was submitted by Trapper Mining, Inc.. All review and comment periods as provided in the <br />Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This permit revision proposes to add 774.8 acres to the current approved permit area and updates the permit <br />application package for the 2013 to 2017 permit term. The Surface coal mining operation is on land located <br />approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 5 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 30 and 31, Township 6th North, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): <br />Castor Gulch. <br />Because the above - referenced permit revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit <br />area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are <br />requesting your agency's evaluation of the potential for impacts to cultural and historic resources. <br />In accordance with the May 1991 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our agencies, we must <br />have your concurrence in order to approve this proposal. We are required to make a finding that "the <br />proposed operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or those places <br />eligible for listing, as determined by the SHPO, on the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved <br />jointly by the Board and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or place." <br />Therefore, we request that you submit comments regarding your concurrence with, concerns with, or <br />objections to this proposal. In order that we may comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. Please refer to the MOU when undertaking <br />your review. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />