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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />- <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />D O L E RA D O <br />D x v t s t o N o f <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />N <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />MI V N T G <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />—&— <br />SAF ETY <br />August 8, 2012 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Dawn Pacula Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Western Region Office Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-3050 <br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine, C1981019, PR3, Additional information regarding Section 7 consultation <br />Dear Ms. Pacula <br />The Division received your letter, dated August 2, 2012. The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) <br />requests additional information regarding Colowyo Coal Company, LLC's (CCC) application for <br />a permit revision (PR3). On August 3, 2012, the Division forwarded OSM's letter to Kurtis <br />Blunt and Juan Garcia of CCC. OSM identified four items that needed additional information. <br />Bullet No. 1: identified water depletion volume estimates and payment of fees. CCC forwarded <br />information regarding the water depletion fees on August 7, 2012. Please find this information <br />provided by CCC enclosed with this letter. <br />Bullet No. 2: Bullet No. 2, OSM requests information regarding potential loss of vegetation <br />types as a result of the proposed mine plan. This item was previously asked by USFWS in a <br />letter dated February 22, 2011, to Kurt Blunt of Colowyo Coal Company. Colowyo believes this <br />concern was addressed in Colowyo's responses to USFWS and CPW (formerly CDOW). CCC's <br />responses to USFWS and CPW are included with this letter. access the DRMS laserfiche at <br />http: //dnrimaging/DRMSImaQinQ/0 /doc /932151 /Page 1. aspx? searchid= 60657e 10 -0fc5 -416e- <br />a085- 768167a52612 [DRMS, Revision, Doc. date 5/23/2011, Attached response letters from <br />Colowyo... ]. <br />Bullet No. 3, OSM requested more recent wildlife surveys for leks (Sage Grouse and Columbian <br />sharp - tailed grouse) since 2006/2007 surveys. Colowyo contracted wildlife surveys in 2008 and <br />2011. CCC provided wildlife monitoring reports from the 2008 and 2011 surveys on August 8, <br />2012. Please find this information provided by CCC enclosed with this letter. . Or access the <br />DRMS laserfiche at http:// dnrimaginQ /drinsimaging/DocView.aspx ?id= 962116 &dbid =0 <br />[C1981019, Revision, Doc. date 8/8/2012, Additional information provided to DRMS...]. <br />Bullet No. 4, OSM request up -to -date monitoring surveys for raptors since 2007. Colowyo <br />contracted wildlife surveys in 2008 and 2011. CCC provided wildlife monitoring reports from <br />the 2008 and 2011 surveys on August 8, 2012. Please find this information provided by CCC <br />enclosed with this letter. Or access the DRMS laserfiche at <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />