2013-05-31_REVISION - C1981010 (4)

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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866 -3567 FAX: (303) 832 -8106 Mav 31, 2013 Assistant State Supervisor Fish and Wildlife Enhancement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A Grand Junction, CO 81506 -3904 Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -010) Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR -7) Dear Sir or Madam: COLORADO ID I V I S I O N O F RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta E. Pineda Director The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 31, 2013, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. This permit revision proposes to add 774.8 acres to the current approved permit area and updates the permit application package for the 2013 to 2017 permit term. The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: Portions of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 5 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 30 and 31, Township 6th North, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): Castor Gulch. Because the above referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, the Division is coordinating with the Office of Surface Mining on evaluation of the potential for impacts to threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species otherwise protected by federal law. A copy of the permit section addressing potential effects of the operation to threatened and endangered (T &E) species has been forwarded to the Office of Surface Mining. The OSM will prepare the biological assessment necessary for approval based on the information provided in the application. The OSM will coordinate with your office as necessary. This coordination is required to ensure mitigation of potential impacts to federally protected wildlife species. The applicant is required to publish notice in the Craig Daily Press that this permit revision application has been deemed complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines