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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 />December 17, 2010
<br />Lynn Lewis
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Uncompahgre Field Office
<br />2505 S. Townsend Ave.
<br />Montrose, CO 81401
<br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 70 (TR-70)
<br />Incidental Boundary Revision
<br />Dear Ms. Lewis:
<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. Pifieda
<br />Director
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 17, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at
<br />the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources,
<br />LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC is requesting an incidental boundary revision and associated extension of the mine plan. The Technical
<br />revision proposes a 152.7 acre lease modification area for FCL.D-036955.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is finther described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Paonia Public Library, 2
<br />Third Street, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact
<br />the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567.
<br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
<br />to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerel ,
<br />Joseph J. Dudash
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JJD/Ahd
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