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• • iii iiiiiiiiniiiiii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DepanmeM of Nawral Resources <br />1 S 13 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 130.71 Bbb-3567 <br />FAX: 1303) 832-8106 <br />March 12. 1999 <br />~~ <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS:I. <br />GEOLOGYI <br />RECLAMATION <br />MI NING•SA FE TY <br />Ronald & Earlana Sims B~II Owens <br /> Governor <br />325 Orchard Avenue <br /> Greg E. Walther <br />P.O. BOX 8~1 Executive Dveuar <br />Paonia, CO 81428 Michael B. Long <br /> Division Direnor <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Federal Coal Leases and Right-of-ways <br />Dear Mr. & Mrs. Sims: <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 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 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 />Sincerely, <br />Larry P.Routten <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Enclosure <br />M ~ \coa~l pr~030899. tloc <br />