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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmem of Natural Resources <br />1 313 Sherman SL, Roam 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 866-3567 <br />FAX: 17011 8 32-81 06 <br />March 4, 1998 <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />~Irb~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Glenwood Springs Resource Area <br />50629 Highways 6 and 24 <br />P.O. $ox 1009 <br />Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 <br />Re: Coal Ridge No. I Mine (Permit No. C-84-065) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 15 <br />Clarify Reclamation Success Standards & Eliminate Woody Stem Density Standards <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lams 5. Lochhead <br />Eaecurwe DireUOr <br />Michael B. long <br />Dwision Direuor <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph <br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 3, 1998, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Coal Ridge <br />No. 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by NCIG Financial, Inc.. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Stipulation #27 of the permit required that the vegetation success standards for [he Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine be clarified. The <br />revision also intends to eliminate the woody stem density standards completely and change the species diversity standard. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as Follows: <br />T6S, R91 W; Portions of Sections I and 12 <br />T6S, R90W; Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, I S and 16 <br />The above-mentioned vacts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Storm King Mountain and New Castle <br />A copy of the technical revision application is- available for public inspection at the Garfield County Courthouse, 109 8th St <br />S[e 200. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, and at [he Division oFfice. For additional information or to provide written comments. <br />contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. (303) 866-3567. <br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (I S) days of this <br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption [hat you have no concerns with, or objections <br />to, the applicani s proposal. <br />Sincer <br />acct S-Cup <br />Erica S. Crosby <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />ESC/1RC <br />?UASS~PC\TE)1PpUpM V4 ESC <br />