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 C O L O RA D O D I V I S I O N o f Denver, Colorado 80203 RECLAMATION Phone: (303) 866 -3567 M IN I NIN G N FAX: (303) 832 -8106 SAFETY May 31, 2013 John W. Hickenlooper Governor Ron Velarde NW Regional Wildlife Manager Mike King Colorado Division of Wildlife Executive Director NW Regional Service Center Loretta E. Pineda 711 Independent Ave. Director Grand Junction, CO 81505 Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -010) Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR -7) Dear Mr. Velarde: 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 permit revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the proposal. Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and wildlife resources information, the fish and wildlife plan, and the reclamation plan as it relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered species, are requested. Your evaluation of any woody plant stocking levels, planting arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse impacts is also requested. Pertinent portions of the permit application are available electronically on our web site: http:// mining. state.co.us /ImagedDocuments.htm The permit number is C1981010 and the IBM index class is "Permit File" OR "Revision ". Documents can be sorted by name or by Section/Exhibit number. A user's guide for our imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same web address. Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines