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., ,- III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Dcpanna•nl ui Nawral Resources 1 111 Shcrm,m 51., Room 215 Drnvcr. Colorado H0203 Phonc. 1 !D U Hhh-7567 FAX~Itn 71 H12~H106 April 28, 1995 Habitat Resources Division Division of Wildlife 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 Re: Trapper Mine (Permit Fo. C-81-010) Technical Revision No. 67 (Oak No. 1 and No. 2 Ponds) Dear Sir or Madam: ~~~~~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Roy Romer Governor lames 5. L«hheaa Executive DueUOr Michael B. Lung Division Direanr Pursuant to Title 34, Article 33, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice that on April 28, 1995, a technical revision application for a permit to conduct coal mining operations by Trapper Mining Inc., P.O. Box 187, Craig, CO 81626, was deemed complete for the purposes of filing. All reviews and comment periods as provided in the Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this day of filing. The applicant proposes to revise surface coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine. The technical revision addresses the construction of two new sediment ponds. Each pond embankment will be 14 feet high. Each pond wll have a capacity of about 2 acre-feet of water before discharging. About 1.2 acres of surface disturbance will occur for each pond. The Trapper Mine is located approximately 6 1/2 miles south of Craig, Colorado. The area to be affected by this revision is located in the SW 1/4 of Section 30, Township 6 North, Range 90 West. This tract of land is shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Castor Gulch. Because the above referenced technical revision application might alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the proposal as it relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered species. A copy of the technical revision application is enclosed. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted to the Division of Minerals and Geology at the above address by 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 1995. If no comments are received by this date, we will proceed on the assumption that your agency has no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal.