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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 />August 8, 2013 <br />Ms. Angela Bellantoni <br />Environmental Alternatives, Inc. <br />1107 Main Street <br />Canon City, CO 81212 <br />RE: Sharp Gravel Pit, DRMS File No. M- 2012 -036 <br />Temporary Cessation Notice TC -01 <br />Incompleteness <br />Dear Ms. Bellantoni: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON OF <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 received your submittal on July 29, 2013. The submittal was comprised of the <br />following three requests: <br />(i) A request to split the previously approved 70 -acre Phase 1 into two Phases 1A (27 acres) <br />and Phase 16 (43 acres). We are reviewing this request as Technical Revision TR -01, <br />(ii) A request to place the site into Temporary Cessation status. We are processing this request <br />as Notice of Temporary Cessation TC -01, and <br />(iii) A request to reduce the required financial warranty to only the amount associated with <br />Phase 1A. We are reviewing this request as Surety Reduction SR -01. <br />This letter addresses TC -01. The Division has completed a preliminary review of TC -01, and has <br />found the Notice of Temporary Cessation to be incomplete. In order to make the Notice of <br />Temporary Cessation complete please respond to the following comments. <br />1) Rule 1.13.3, titled "Indications Against Temporary Cessation ", prohibits Temporary <br />Cessation status for a site until the mining operation has commenced. Rule 1.1(27) defines <br />"mining operation" as the development or extraction of a construction material from its <br />natural occurrence, including transportation or processing. To demonstrate the mining <br />operation has commenced, please describe the development, extraction, transportation, or <br />processing that has occurred on the affected land. <br />2) Please provide the following items that Rule 1.13.5(2) requires for a Notice of Temporary <br />Cessation: <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand lunction • Duraneo Artiva and lnartiva MinPG <br />