Laserfiche WebLink
III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />STATE OF L:yw,1v~D0 <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmem of Natural Resources <br />1317 Sherman 51.. Room 2I5 <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 II~~~ <br />Phone: (3031 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 8328106 <br /> DEPARTMEfVT OF <br /> NATURAL <br />May 10, 1996 RESOURCES <br />Assistant State Supervisor Roy Romcr <br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement c~vrrnor <br /> <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dames S Lochhead <br />r,rcohvr oirednr <br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A Michael B Long <br />Grand Junction, CO g1506-3946 Division Uvrclor <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-S1-008) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 43y <br />Addition of 100.7 Acres <br />Dear Assistant Supervisor: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 33, Article 34, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 10, 1996, an application to revise coal <br />mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The revision addresses the addition of 100.7 acres [o the permit area. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 2.5 miles from Nucla, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of the SW'b Section 25 and the N'k Section 36, Township 47 North, Range 16 Wes[; <br />the SW'b NW'.d, NW'k SW'/a Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 15 West; and the E~/z, E'h W'fi <br />Section 6, Township 46 North, Range 15 West. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Nucla. <br />Because the above referenced permit revision application would incorporate additional lands into [he permit area <br />or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your <br />agency's evaluation of the potential for impacts to threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or <br />wildlife species otherwise protected by federal law. <br />Tn order for us to approve this revision, we are required to make a finding [hat "the activities would not affect <br />the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification <br />of their critical habitats as determined under the Endangered Species Act of 1973...." We request your <br />review and recommendation pursuant to this finding. Applicable sections of the revision application are <br />enclosed. Please advise us if you require additional information. <br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted to the Division <br />of Minerals and Geology at the above address by 5:00 p.m. on July 5, 1996. If no comments are received by <br />