2002-12-16_REVISION - M1978192 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1978192
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 12/16/2002
• Doc Name: Receipt of Letter of Objection
• From: DMG
• To: Lee Rooks
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISIQN OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
gepartment of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
December 16, 2002
Mr. Lee Rooks
Rafter 26 Ranch
P.O. Box 323
Buena Vista, CO. 81211
L- DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
_. MINING•SAFETY
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Acting Division Director
Re: Receipt of Letter of Objection, Chaffee County Conversion Application (CN-Ol ), .Circle 23
Pit, M-1978-192
Dear Mr. Rooks:
On December 11, 2002, the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) received your letter of
objection regazding the conversion application for the referenced mine site.
Ira order to become a party, an obiection must be submitted and must comply with the
appropriate deadline. Pursuant to requirements of Rule 1.7.1(2), "in the case of a 112
Reclamation Permit Application, such written comments, protests, and petitions for a heazing
must be received by the Office not more than twenty (20) calendaz days after the last date for the
newspaper publication of notice..." The last day of publication, according to the proof of notice
of publication, was November 7, 2002, That means the comtnent period expired at 4:00 PM on
November 27, 2002. However, for whatever reason, the applicant extended the expiration date of
the comment period to December 2, 2002. Your letter was received 9 days after the comment
period expired so you are not considered a Party to the conversion application.
Three (3) letters of concern were received before the comment period expired and one (1) other
letter was received after the comment period expired. As such, three of the letters of concern are
timely submittals. Now, the question is, do any, or all, of the three citizens object to the
conversion application? If so, they will need [o confirm their objection in writing. In the event
the three concerned citizens are objecting to the conversion application, since their submittals
were timely, [he Division shall set the permit application for a hearing before the Board
according to the provisions of Rule 2 (see Rule 1.7.4(2)). This will involve apre-hearing
conference and a Board heazing. Both: heazings will be held in Denver, Colorado.
The DMG reviewed the letters of concern and has the following comments: