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`1~ENi O~ ,~F Vr \ 1 s • N - ^w , M° United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement WASHINGTON. D.C. 20240 AFC ` B 1985 ,• Memorandum / ~ _ Alti~..t.~ ~ 1G.~2`~ To: Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management From:Q.oti Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enf rcement Subject: Recommendation for Approval of the Energy No. 1, Energy No. 2 and Eckman Park Mines Mining Plan, as Modified, Colorado Yampa Coal Compat~p, Routt County, Colorado, Federal Lease(s): C-22644, C-20900, C-128433, C-081330, D-052547, C-16284 and C-26914 I recommend approval of the Energy No. 1, Energy No. 2 and Eckman Park mines mining plan, as mod ified,pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. ~ recommendation to approve the Colorado Yampa Cosl Compatyy's mining plan, as mod ified,is based on: (1) the company's complete permit application paclrage (PAP) as submitted and updated through November 1, 1985, (2) review of the PAP by the State as required by the Colorado State Program and cooperative agreemen+., (3) review of the operation and reclamation plan portion of the permit app~icaticn by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, (4) the Federal lands review pursuant to section 522(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), (5) comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, including the findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to the resource recovery and protection plan and other requirements of the lease and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, (6) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and (7) documentation assuring compliance xith applicable requirements of other Federal laws, regulations and executive orders. The Secretary may approve a mining plan, as modified, for Federal lands under 30 U.S.C. 207(c) and 1273(c). I find that the proposed operations will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and I recommend the Energy No. 1, Energy No. 2 and Eckman Park mines mining plan, as modified, and updated through November 1, 1985, be approved. The Energy No. 1, Energy No. 2 and Eckman Park mines mining plan approved on March 24, 1980, along with this mining plan modification, is reflected in the proposed mining plan approval document included with this memorandum. Because the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Colorado have entered into a cooperative agreement which provides for the delegation to the State of the permitting responsibilities for operations on Federal lands pursuant to Section 523 of SMCRA, the previously issued Federal permit will be dissolved upon approval of this mining plan, as modified.