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Home My WebLink About20220688.tiffUnited States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement Western Region Office P.O. Box 25065 Iakewood,CO80225 RECEIVED March 1, 2022 FEB 222022 WELD COUNTY Greetings: COMMISSIONERS Each year the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS) jointly evaluate DRMS's coal regulatory and Inactive Mine Reclamation (IMR) programs as authorized under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). We determine how effectively DRMS's coal regulatory program ensures contemporaneous and successful reclamation on active coal mines in Colorado and prevents offsite impacts to lands and waters adjacent to coal mine permit areas. We also determine how effectively the DRMS IMR program is using grant funding to address public safety and environmental hazards related to historic mining operations in Colorado. Our evaluation process includes the selection of specific regulatory and IMR topics that address these criteria. At the end of each evaluation year, OSMRE reports on DRMS's implementation of these programs. Our Annual Evaluation Reports can be accessed at the following website: hops://odocs.osmre.gov. The next evaluation year runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. We are requesting your comments on OSMRE's oversight of DRMS's coal regulatory and IMR programs, recommendations forevaluationtopics, and suggestions for -improving future Annual Evaluation Reports. We are also providing you the opportunity to discuss ideas and concerns pertinent to the Colorado programs with OSMRE's Western Region Office in Lakewood. Please contact us by March 30, 2022 with any input on our annual evaluation process or to request discussions with OSMRE's Western Region Office. If you prefer to receive this annual outreach letter by email, please let us know. Sincerely, C©►AMU n : Co... t;onS CC . PI.(TP), FLASrt/ERICH/GK 2022-0688 03/07/22 off./fig/22 Jim Stark Coal Program Director Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street #215 Denver, Colorado 80203 jim.stark(state.co.us (303) 866-3567 x8145 Digitally signed by lames R Static James R Star�imall=en.stark aecousmss, Date: 2022.02.03 08:3652 -07'00' Jeff Graves Director, Inactive Mine Reclamation Program Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street -#215 Denver, Colorado 80203 jeff.graves@,state.us.co (303) 866-3567 x8122 Digitally signed by Jeff Graves DN: cn=Jetf Graves, o=Division of Redamation, Mining and Safety, ou=Inactive Mine Program, eart=jeif graves@state.co.us, c=US Date: 2022.02 03 080702 -0T0w Dan MacKinnon AML & Regulatory Program Specialist OSMRE — Denver Field Branch P.O. Box 25065 Lakewood, Colorado 80225 dmackinnon(a,osmre. gov (303) 236-4681 DANIELDigitaly signed by DANIEL IMAC NNON MACKINNON- 1 30 o7�z Tom Medlin AML & Regulatory Program Specialist OSMRE — Denver Field Branch P.O. Box 25065 Lakewood, Colorado 80225 tmedlin@osmre.goy (303) 236-3982 THOMAS Wtai signedbyThOMAS MEDLIN Date: 2022020212:23:46 -0Tao' Regulatory Oversight Team: Michael Cunningham, Jared Ebert, Travis Marshall, Jason Musick, and Jim Stark-(-DRMS) Dan MacKinnon, Tom Medlin, Howard Strand, and Brook Zeller (OSMRE) Inactive Mine Reclamation Oversight Team: Jeff Graves (DRMS) DJ Cunningham, Dan MacKinnon, Tom Medlin, Howard Strand, and Brook Zeller (OSMRE) Hello