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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 />October 26, 2010 <br />Murari P. Shrestha <br />Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC <br />1100 W. 116th Avenue <br />Westminster, CO 80234 <br />Re: New Horizon North Mine (Permit No. C-2010-089), New Application <br />Dear Mr. Shrestha: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />We have received your application for a permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. Our initial review <br />indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, <br />Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your application has been considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing as of October 25, 2010. All review and comment periods as provided <br />in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Unless notification to the contrary accompanies this letter, the proposed newspaper advertisement <br />submitted with the application has been found to be satisfactory. You should commence publication of <br />this advertisement as specified in Rule 2.07.3(2) of the Regulations. Proof of the publication of the <br />advertisement must be filed with the Division no later than four weeks after the last publication date. <br />Coincident with the initial publication, a copy of the application, less confidential items, must be filed for <br />public inspection with the appropriate public office as specified by you in the notice. Any subsequent <br />changes or additions to the application must also be made in this copy, at the same time it is submitted to <br />the Division. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your application to determine whether the items you have submitted <br />are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Additional information <br />may be required, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 34-33-118(5) of the Act, you will be <br />notified no later than December 24, 2010, should that be the case. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />arcia L. Talvitie <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines