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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 />February 28, 2012 <br />Tom Bird <br />GCC Energy, LLC <br />6473 County Road 120 <br />Hesperus, CO 81326 -9633 <br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -035) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6) <br />Dear Mr. Bird: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />We have received your application to renew your permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. Our initial <br />review 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 renewal application has been <br />considered complete for the purposes of filing as of February 28, 2012. All review and comment periods as <br />provided 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 submitted <br />with the application has been found to be satisfactory. You should commence publication of this <br />advertisement as specified in Rule 2.073(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 renewal application, less confidential items, must be <br />filed for public inspection with the appropriate public office as specified by you in the notice. Any <br />subsequent changes or additions to the application must also be made in this copy, at the same time it is <br />submitted to the Division. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your renewal application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Additional <br />information may be required, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 14- 3 13 -118(5) of the Act, you <br />will be notified no later than April 28, 2012 should that be the case. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Marcia L. Talvitie <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />