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C• <br />HISTORY <br />November 18, 2016 <br />Leigh D. Simmons <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />REVI NF,Q <br />0 `L B 2616 <br />DMSION OF PFCIAMATION <br />MINING * 4 SAFETY <br />Re: `'est Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007), Technical Revision Application No. 140 (17R-140), Revised MVB <br />Pad and Road Locations for Longwall Panels E7 and E8 (HC #68249) <br />Dear Mr. Simmons: <br />Thank you for your correspondence dated October 17, 2016 (received on October 20, 2016) initiating consultation <br />with our office on the subject technical revision. <br />Following our review of the project doctunentation including Mountain Coal Company's proposed revision map <br />(Proposed MVB Site and Road Changes, September 23, 2016), we understand that TRA 40 proposes to construct <br />14 new mine ventilation boreholes (MVBs) along with nearly 1.2 -miles of new access road and that some of this <br />infrastructure is intended to replace or eliminate previously consulted upon activities. Our files also indicate that <br />while historic property identification for the original infrastructure was completed and documented by a 2008 <br />cultural resources report titled A Cultural Resources Inventor}, ofAloutita i Coal Company LLC's E Seanr tl1DIt'Drillitig <br />for Panels E4 -E9, Gunnison Count , Colorado, additional consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic <br />Preservation Act (36 CFR 800) has not been completed for the new areas of disturbance. <br />Please note, as the technical revision involves ground disturbing work located on lands managed by the U.S. Forest <br />Service (Forest), the proposed activities are considered a federal undertaking and that it is the statutory obligation <br />of the Forest to fulfill its requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act as set forth in 36 <br />CFR 800 ("Protection of Historic Properties"). The Forest is required to initiate Section 106 consultation with the <br />State Historic Preservation Office, Native American tribes, representatives of local governments, and applicants <br />for Federal perinits, licenses or other approval to consider die effects of its undertaking on historic properties, if <br />any such properties are present. Considering the level of ground -disturbing activities proposed, we recommend <br />that historic property identification be conducted within the area of potential effects by a qualified professional and <br />the results of this survey be provided to our office for review and comment. In order to facilitate this process, we <br />are copying Jeremy Karchut, Heritage Program Manager of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison <br />National Forests in our response. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Mark Tobias, <br />Intergovernmental Services Manager, at (303) 866-4674 or mark-.toblas@state.co.us. <br />state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />Steve Turner, AIA <br />State Historic Preservation Officer <br />ST/mt <br />cc. Jeremy Karchut (via email) <br />• r r s <br />HISTORY COLORADO CENTER 1200 BROADWAY DENVER CO 80203 <br />