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wFSTEeN <br />~>;>s <br />ASSOCIATION <br />ING <br />7beNWiorw! <br />Fu~'Su(ply <br />March 30, 2007 <br />Mr. Dan I. Hernandez <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: NOI X-2007-142-10 <br />Dear Mr. Hernandez: <br />~`°~ ~,~7 ?001 <br />G ~ ~ ~~~ <br />I am responding to your letter of February 27, 2007 regarding the referenced NOI. You <br />have determined the NOI to be incomplete based upon Regulation 2.02.2(2). You have <br />also determined that the exploration activities described in the NOI will "substantially <br />disturb" the natural land surface as defined in Regulation 1.04(127). <br />In your letter, you have requested resolution of several issues in light of the <br />incompleteness of the NOI and the "substantial disturbance" during the exploration <br />activities. A categorical response to your inquiries follows below: <br />BLM has designated Western Fuels-Colorado's exploration license application as <br />COC 69822. At this time, we are conducting an Environmental Assessment of <br />the exploration azea as per BLM's requirement. A copy of the BLM approval will <br />be provided to you as soon as it is received by us. <br />2. You have asked whether some of the drill holes might require traversing fee <br />lands and, hence, permission from the land owners. You correctly noted that Map <br />1 showed access to Hole NHTP06-78 through fee lands. Map I has been revised <br />to remove the access through the fee lands. With this change, access through fee <br />lands to all drill holes will be via public roads only and, therefore, will not <br />require access agreements. A copy of the revised Map 1 is enclosed. <br />3. I have written to Colorado Division of Wildlife for a clearance on the threatened <br />and endangered species in the exploration area. You will be notified of their <br />response as soon I receive it. Federal cleazance of the T&E species will be a part <br />of the BLM's approval of the exploration license application. <br />Po Box 33424 Denver, W 802333424 Telephone 303/25-3070 Fax 303/2543079 1100 West 116th Avenue Westminster, CO 80234 <br />