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.~ <br />~- <br />July 16, 19"0 <br />• <br />?`%r. Eavid Asha~o~' <br />Blue Fibbcni Iet. PartnershiF <br />Star dsvte, box 15 <br />Paonia, ~olorado ~1~:28 <br />h%: t:iue 1?ibben :zinc <br />[lis File :~o. 7F-G <br />dear Pave: <br />~ ~II I~~~I~I~~~I~~ ~~~ <br /> 999 <br />r, o;er. or so a^o ~~ discussed yois federal lease ar+olication by phone. <br />'io reiterate, tl;e State doPS not have a federal le :se a*mlication for <br />the Flue '.i~~L-e!: idnc. A1tl_cu€;h on i•"av 71, 1~~7~, c:^_ received ar. <br />aoplication far feueral and fee coal, the loiter of July 12, L79, fr~ <br />~:en Sci,la^_el (sec enclosed) rescinde^ Flue Rigbor.'s aorlicaticc,. On <br />SoPtc:;,or lr, 1~7i, we received. tl-_e cl anged aprlicaiia^ for -ce teal <br /><mly. T..^refcre, t:a dcn't have a lc~ral a^rlicaiirn: for f~3cra1 coal. <br />To rcmociv this situation, Ilu~ ril~i:c.+. rmrst arr~ly for an ~eei:d;w•Ent to <br />the current minis.^, clan. As you kncA~, an ~n'•m~nt orers rX.c entire <br />mine ^laa for re-evalu3tior.. Rowever, since no n~~ surface :Iisturbance <br />is anticipated at the mine site, there should be few *±roblc~rs. One <br />fore:ecai~le problem, for ex2nmie, is tiie we oC "+aocar:' Cre~.1. for a <br />sediment l:+ond. Tne best ti~ay or nsrdli~;~ ti~at situation is to set up <br />a meeting with Elue Ribbon renressnt2tives, OS~~ and our staff. Technically, <br />the regulations do r_ot allot: seflimPrt ponds in rer~a~ial strea^s. I <br />realise t~;at tLerc are space limitations and other Froblc~•s inwlvPd <br />that ~ •2 cat discuss st tI•at tlma. <br />r4•oce~?urally, then, smd us five copies of an ammdrient for the Blue <br />ltibbcz. mine. If there is to be absolutely no d;arne ir. sur`ac.. Facilities, <br />send us tie Lr_dcr=,rc~nd >ta^s for t'..e rcw lease and a ciscussim ef: <br />a. subsidence wer fedral cer.l; <br />b. ;~rou<_dwater in the area, <br />c. surface maps wer coal to be mined (for surface draina.~e), <br />e. Ycr increased production ctill affect surface facilities. <br />e. copies of federal lease aereements, as well as all <br />other information pertinent to the amendment. <br />