GENERAL35865

• Permit No: C1981018
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 10/6/1983
• Doc Name: BLM MLR COORDINATION ON DESERADO MINE FN C-018-81
• From: MLRD
• To: BRIAN MUNSON
• Permit Index Doc Type: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCES
David H. Getches, Executive Director
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
DAVID C. SHELTON, Director
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October 6, 1983 ~~
T0: Brian Munson ~~~/ /„ „
FROM: Dan Mathews ~?`// v~
RE: BLM-MLR Coordination on Deserado Mine
File No. C-018-81
I met with Dave Harper and Curt Leet at the Meeker BLM office on
September 28, 1983. We discussed the problem of overlapping jurisdiction at
the Deserado mine. Over the past several months, communication between MLR
and BLM has fallen off somewhat, due primaril,% to personnel changes at the
Division. Below, I have summarized the reaso~rs for the jurisdictional
confusion at Deserado, and the approach which the BLM representatives and I
agreed to. The approach does not differ significantly from that outlined by
Ed Bischoff in his April, 1982 letter.
The reason that the degree of BLh1 involvement at Deserado is higher than at
other Federal mines is because major portions of the permit area (the rail
loadout and the refuse disposal area) are located outside the boundaries of
the coal lease area. Western Fuels obtained right-of-way grants from the 8LM
for these areas. Aright-of-way grant is similar to our permit, in that it
allows for certain activities to be carried out within a specific area and
contains conditions or stipulations regarding environments] protection and
reclamation.
The rail loop and the refuse area and associated access roads are within the
coal permit area and, thus, are covered by two separate permits, the MLR
Mining and Reclamation Permit and the BLM Right-of-Way Grant. Preswnably, the
conditions contained within the two original permits were very similar, if not
identical. It follows, then, that any revisions to one of the permits will
require formal revision of the other permit. Prior to April, 1982, Western
Fuels submitted duplicate revision requests which were reviewed separately by
MLR for mine permit compliance and BLM for Right-of-Way Grant compliance.
This was counterproductive for all parties involved. The review procedure
agreed upon during the meeting is a slightly modified version of Ed Bischoff's
April, 1932 procedure and is outlined below.
1. Deserado submits three copies of a revision application to MLR
(minor, technical, or permit revision, as appropriate).
MLR immediately sends one copy to BLht.
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