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- "'-~- United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT SUITE 310 625 SILVER AVENUE, S.W. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87102 October 8, 1991 CERTIFIED MAIL -- RETL'ILy RECEIPT REQUESTED P 965 799 207 Mr. Steven G. Renner, Coal Program Supervisor Mined Land Reclamation Division Department of Natural Resources 215 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 999 TAI~~ ~ RI~CA~ ~ ^ In Reply Rrfer To: -' ~ "' ..~ ^"' - .,.:I i 1 -~~, •~J i !/ ..i, Re: Ten-Day Notice No."~-02-352-001 TV1, Roadside/Cameo Mines, Permit C-081-041 ~ Dear Mr. Renner: The following is a written finding, in accordance with 30 CFR 842.11, regarding the Mined Land Reclamation Division's (MLRD) response to the above-referenced Ten-Day Notice (TDN). On September 11, 1991, the Albuquerque Field Office (AFO) conducted a random sample inspection of the Roadside/Cameo Mine. The AFO inspector was accompanied by an MLRD inspector. The inspection resulted in the issuance of the TDN referenced above for alleged violations of the Colorado rules. The TDN s:as dated September 18, 1991, and was received by MLRD on September 23, 1991. AFO received MLRD's response on October 2, 1991; therefore, AFO will consider this a timely response. The alleged violation cites Colorado Rule 4.13 as the rule violated. This rule states: "Reclamation efforts, including, but not limited to, backfilling, grading, topsoil replacement and revegetation, of all land that is disturbed by surface coal mining operations shall occur as contemporaneously ns practicable with mining operations." MLRD's response states, in part: "The portal was permanently sealed in May 1990. Shortly thereafter, removal of facilities began and has continued through this summer. * * * The reclamation plan in the approved permit