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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />June 17, 2010 <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Technical Revision No. 121(TR-121) <br />MDWs E3-71, 75, 76, 78, and E4-76, 81, 82, 83, Adequacy Review <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />James B. Martin <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pifi da <br />Director <br />DRMS has the following comments regarding your response letter of June 11, 2010, with comments numbered the same as <br />in your letter and our letter of June 10, 2010. <br />1. DRMS has provided the requested copy of the SBPO response since receiving your letter. <br />2. Carl Johnston of OSM explained in a phone call to DRMS today that no further federal fish and wildlife clearance is <br />needed for the work proposed in TR-121. <br />3. No further comment is necessary at this time, as USFS right-of-entry is pending. <br />4. Rule 2.10.2(1) allows DRMS to require a map to show relevant information, for good cause shown, based on site- <br />specific condition. Preparing the cost estimate for TR-121 will require reconciling previously proposed E-Seam <br />MDWs (and associated roads and pads) with those that have actually been drilled. The submitted table of 2008-10 <br />MDW drilling shows identification (i.d.) numbers for some of the completed MDWs that are not shown on any map in <br />the permit application. An updated map showing current locations and i.d. numbers for all E-Seam MDWs that have <br />been drilled (and the locations of their associated roads and pads) would aid preparation of the TR-121 cost estimate. <br />Rule 2.03.3(1) requires information in the application to be current, clear, and concise. Rule 2.10.1(1) requires a map <br />that shows all facilities in the permit area. To ensure compliance with Rules 2.10.1(1) and 2.03.3(1), and as allowed by <br />Rule 2.10.2(1), please provide the previously requested map that includes current locations and i.d. numbers for E-Seam <br />MDWs that have been drilled and that are proposed for drilling. Also, please revise the submitted table of 2008-10 <br />MDW drilling to show the same MDW W. numbers as those proposed in TR-121 (for example, the table shows MDW <br />E3-76.5, but TR-121 proposes MDW E3-76). <br />To reconcile the information in the table titled "TR-121 Project Details" with the information on the map titled "E <br />Seam MDW Drilling Plan", please add MDW E-3 to the table. <br />6. DRMS has completed its previously mentioned research and finds Mountain Coal Company's response to this comment <br />is adequate. <br />Sincerely, <br />7-? le-- <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Dan Hernandez, CDRMS <br />Office of <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines