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-~iuuiii~uiiiiii <br />STATE. OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department ul Natural Kesuurces ~~~~~~ <br />I S 1 3 Sherman 51., Ruum ?1 5 <br />Denver, Crdor.ttlo HO'Ul <br />Phone: 130 {I H66J 567 <br />FAX: (}Il}I HS?-H106 <br />DEPART[vtENT OF <br />September 9, 1997 NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Janet Coles Roy Romer <br />Natural Areas Program eovernn. <br />Parks and Outdoor Recreation Wme: s. tnchheari <br />1313 Sherman Street. Room 613 e'r`°"ve Dire"or <br />Denver, CO 80203 mi. hael B. Long <br />Drvisian Dvecior <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-82-056) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 30 <br />Balch Weigh/Loadout Haulroad <br />Dear Ms. Colts: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paraeraph <br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 8. 1997, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Foidel <br />Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Twentymile Coal Co. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Twentymile Coal Co. proposes to construct a haul road From Haul Road C across Foidel Creek to the batch weieh/loadout <br />facility. This road is proposed to cross a wetlands area. TCC proposes to use alternative design criteria than specified in Rule <br />4.03.1(3) based upon use of geofabric and geogrid material in the construction process. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. <br />The permit area is Curther described as follows: <br />In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4W, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W: Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 in TSn. <br />R87W; and all of TSN, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 3~, and 36. <br />The area to be affected by this revision lies in TSN, R86W, SW I/4 NE I/4, Section 31. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection a[ the Routt County Courthouse, Box 773598. <br />Steamboat Springs. CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact <br />the Division of Minerals and Geology, Rootn 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver. Colorado 80203, (303) 366-3567. In order <br />(or us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. <br />If nu comments arc received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the <br />appl icani s proposal. <br />Sincerely. <br />Janet H. Bien ~~~ <br />Environ coral Protecti~pecialist <br />C AI ~OSSURQTESIPNOIn!NIS lI1B <br />