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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY DrParlmenl of Natural Resources I .{ 14 Shcnn, n SL, Room 21 5 Dcnvcr. f olonuln RO?OJ ~I~~~ Phony: i tll 41 RL4- 4547 tAA 1 ~~ 111? RIOL DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL October 15, 1996 RESOURCES Bureau of Land Mana ement U S g Roy ROmei . . Govemw White River Resource Area lames L«nneaa 73544 Highway 64 Eaecwive Director P.O. Box 928 Michael B. Long Meeker. Colorado 81641 0~~~:.on nrteao~ Re: Meeker Area Mines (Permit No. C-81-032) Technical Revision Application No. 12 Partial Sediment Pond Removal and Reestablishment of Cubs Creek at the Rienau No. 2 Mine The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 15, 1996, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Meeker Area Mines was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Enron Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. The revision addresses the partial reclamation of the two sediment ponds at the Rienau No. 2 Mine site and the reestablishment of Curtis Creek in its original channel location. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately nine miles north of Meeker, Colorado. The perrnit area is further described as follows: Rienau No. 2 Mine: 5 acres in the center of Section 29, T2N, R93W Northern No. I Mine: 7.1 acres in the SE NW of Section 21, T2N, R93W Refuse Facility: 4.1 acres in the N SE of Section 20, T2N, R93W The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Rattlesnake Mesa and Ninemile Gap. A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Box 599, Meeker, Colorado 81641, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (]5) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal. Sincerely, C~~~,~1'1 -r . ~CU~jn Erica S. Crosby Environmental Protection Specialist ESC/bjw \e1w1CTR03072.ESC