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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 81., Room ? 1 5
<br />D I v 15 1 0 N O r
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 N1 [ N E R A L S
<br />Phone: (3031 8663567
<br />FAx: 1303) 832-8106 &
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />August 23, 2000 M EN I N GMS A F E T Y
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Bil l Owens
<br />Office of Surface Mining e°vernor
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center ereR t. w,lcne,
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 tees°'"e D.re"°'
<br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 ",~~n,el B. t°^R
<br /> Division Dneclor
<br />Re: Edna Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1980-001)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 39 (TR-39)
<br />Midterm Responses
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragaph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 22, 2000, an application to revise coal mining operations at [he Edna Strip
<br />Mine waz considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.
<br />All review and comment periods az provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />P R M is responding to DMG midterm issues and the DMG review of the 1999 Annual Hydrology Report. The revision also
<br />includes water court mlings for the West Ridge and Center Ridge ponds and 1999 revegetation monitoring data.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northwest of Oak Creek, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described az follows:
<br />TSN, R85 W, Portions of Sections 31, 32
<br />TSN, R86W, Portions of Section 36
<br />T4N, R86W, Portions of Sections 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25
<br />T4N, R85 W, Portions of Sections 7, 8, 17, I8, 19, 29, 30
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cow Creek.
<br />The applicant is requ'ved to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Routt County
<br />Courthouse, Box 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely, ~ I
<br />I2
<br />Sandra L. Brown
<br />Envvonmental Protection Specialist
<br />SB 1 /Jrc
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