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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />September 14, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Alan Boehms <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br /> Technical Revision Application No. 109 (TR-109) <br /> Expand Pond J to the West. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Boehms: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 14, <br />2016, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and <br />the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) is proposing a revised expansion plan of Pond J. An expansion of <br />Pond J to the east was proposed and approved under Technical Revision No. 84. This TR-109 is <br />proposing to expand Pond J to the west rather than to the east. The proposal does not include any <br />new disturbance area. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the <br />area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of <br />Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West <br />of the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th <br />P.M. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Bowie.