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V,1419(101IPIA, N COA L <br />MNYL.L.c. <br />A Subsidiary of Arch Westem Bituminous Group, LLC <br />May 13, 2010 <br />Mr. Tom Kaldenbach <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />West Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />(970) 929-2200 <br />Fax (970) 929-5050 <br />RECEIVED <br />MAY 1 4 2010 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mirting and Safety <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-1980-007; Technical Revision <br />No. 121, Temporary Access to E3 and E4 MDWs, Incompleteness Responses <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits the following responses to the Division's incompleteness <br />letter for TR-121 dated April 30, 2010. MCC believes that with the submittal of this information that the <br />TR-121 application can be deemed complete. The responses are provided in the same order as the <br />comments on the letter. <br />1. Attached is a memo from Daniel Gray of the GMUG National Forest that provides the GMUGs <br />negative finding for cultural resources within the Upper Deep Creek road and MDWs area. A <br />copy of the archaeology report is also attached and shows that all of Section 2 that contains the <br />proposed reopened and new road and roadside MDWs was included. <br />2. Also included in the memo from Mr. Gray is a discussion of the biological review. In addition, a <br />letter report by Monarch and Associates summarizes the wildlife vegetation and T&E resource <br />evaluations conducted over the years in the proposal area. <br />3. An updated E-Seam MDW Drilling Plan Map is attached. <br />4. Please seethe attached TRA 21 Project Plan <br />5. Please see the attached Project details <br />6. A revised table of contents for Exhibit 80 is attached. <br />7. As verified in an e-mail from Ryan Taylor of the GMUG National Forest dated May 12, 2010, the <br />road to be reopened and the new road segment will be closed to public access so the <br />previously submitted public notice should not need to be revised. <br />8. A corrected revision application form is attached <br />Please feel free to contact me should you have further comments or questions regarding this submittal. <br />Sincerely, <br />t ? <br />Kath een G. Welt <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Carl Johnston - OSM <br />Doug Nolte -MCC <br />Ryan Taylor - USFS <br />Joanne Williams - Gunnison Co.