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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION Of MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 SFlemtan S[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832.8106 <br />April 19, 2006 <br />Carl Johnston <br />Office of SurFace Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit Na. C-1981-008) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 54 (TR-54) <br />Responses to Adequacy Comments from 2005 Midterm Review <br />Deaz Mr. Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINFFR~LS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.FC LANATION•NININO <br />ain owem <br />Govemd <br />Russell George <br />Executive Direuor <br />Ronald W. Gtprry <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section t 16, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 19, 2006, an application to revise coal mining operntions at the New Horizon <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Westem Fuels-Colorado, LLC. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The operator revised the permit application package in response to the November 23, 2005 Midterm Review. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1 miles Norh of Nucla, Colorado. The permit area is <br />furdler described as follows: <br />Portions of Section 6, Township 46 North, Range 15 West, New Mexico Prime Meridian <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Nucla. <br />The applicant is required 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 Montrose County Clerk <br />and Recorder, P.O. Box 1289, Montrose, CO 81402, 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 />(I S) 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 applicants proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael P. Boulay 0 <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />C-TR-03_C I9810o8_MPB_2000Od 19_12623 PM <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />