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<br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director
<br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />April 26, 2022
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<br />Elizabeth Shaeffer
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Region
<br />One Federal Center, Building 41
<br />PO Box 25065
<br />Denver, CO 80225
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<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019)
<br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8)
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<br />Dear Ms. Shaeffer:
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<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 April 26, 2022, an
<br />application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Colowyo Coal Mine
<br />was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in
<br />the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
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<br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation
<br />operations on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig, Colorado. This renewal
<br />application does not propose revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, nor is there any
<br />proposed surface disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area.
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<br />The permit area is further described as follows:
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<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, and
<br />30 in Township 3 North, Range 93 West; Sections 7, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26,
<br />27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 in Township 4 North, Range 93 West; Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12,
<br />13, 14, 15, 22, and 23 in Township 3 North, Range 94 West; and Sections 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
<br />34, 35, and 36 in Township 4 North, Range 94 West (all in 6th Prime Meridian).
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<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle
<br />map(s): Easton Gulch, Axial, Devils Hole Gulch, Ninemile Gap.
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