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• • <br />STATE OF iii iiuiiiiniii iii <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Deparlmcnt u( N,ilural Rewurces - <br />1313 Sherman SI . Roum ' 15 f <br />Denver, Colorado AU20J DIVISION O F'i <br />Phone: (10.31 A5LJ567 M I N E R A L S' <br />~ <br />FAY. ~. ;3D'il A32~81 Oh i <br />& <br /> GEOLOGY <br /> I <br />0.EC LA NATION <br />March 9, 1999 MINING•SAFE TY <br />Jeffery S <br />Cumpston ~o~ <br />°~o;` <br />. ~ <br />4093 N 80 Lane Gres E. watcher <br />P O. Box 174 Execmive Dvrclor <br />Paonia, CO 81428 Michael B. Long <br /> Dinsion Director <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Federal Coal Leases and Right-of-ways <br />Dear Mr. Cumpston: <br />Thank you for your letter commenting on the Bowie Coal Company's efforts to obtain a federal <br />coal lease and aright-of-way into federally owned coal. I would like to assure you that our office <br />is working closely with the U. S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bowie Coal Company <br />in regard to the company's plans to mine federally owned coal. The BLM is the federal <br />government agency charged with managing and administering federal coal leases. Our office is <br />a slate agency which issues mining and reclamation permits. We are not involved in the coal <br />leasing process, other than to the extent that we can provide information requested by the BLM. <br />Bowie Coal Company has submitted and is preparing applications to our office for revisions of <br />their State mining permit to address mining in federal right-of-way and lease areas. We are <br />currently reviewing some of those applications. We will review those applications to ensure that <br />the mining plans meet the requirements of the laws and regulations applicable to Bowie's mining <br />permit. Uur office's decisions to approve or deny proposed mining plans are based solely on <br />whether those plans comply with the applicable regulations. <br />I have enclosed a brief description of the role our office plays in permitting coal mines in the <br />North Fork Valley. The enclosure also includes a short explanation of how the public can <br />become involved in our permitting process. If you wish to submit comments in the future or, if <br />you have any questions about the Division and coal mine permitting in the North Fork Valley, feel <br />free to contact me or Joe Dudash at the phone number or address above. <br />Si erel <br />Lary ,Routten <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />G' <br />Enclosure <br />M:\coal\Ipr\OJOB99 tloc <br />