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* • iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br /> <br /> STATE OF ~QLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcpanmcnr vl Nnlu rat Resuurces <br />1'S I I Sherman SL, Ruom ? I S <br />Denver, COlamdo bU1UJ D I V I S I O N Q F <br />Phone' L;nal Bfifi-asr>; M I N E R A L ~'~:, <br />FAX: (3U1) tf32 tSIOfi $i ~~ <br />GEOLOG <br /> Y <br />RECLAMATION <br />March 8. 1999 MINING•SAFETY <br />Rebecca Corbett "`l'ow""~ <br />Governor <br />P.O. Box 631 <br />Greg E. Watcher <br />Paonia, CO 81428 Erecuuve Director <br />M~chaelR long <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Federal Coal Leases and Right-0f-ways Drvieion Drector <br />Dear Ms. Corbett: <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 pians 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 state 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. Our 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 cog! mines in the <br />North Fork Valley. The enclosure also includes a short explanation of how the public can <br />become involved in cur 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 />Sincerely, <br />Larry P. Routten <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Enclosure <br />\i5treetTalk\FSSharedFiles@ML@DNRML\coal\Ipr\030899. doe <br />