Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands

SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (KYDAML) is soliciting public comment on a proposed Aban-doned Mine Land Enhancement Rule Reclamation Project in the community of McRoberts on Shea Fork. The project is being proposed pursuant to the guidelines in 30 CFR 874.17, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan. The Division will accept comments from the public until close-of-business August 15, 2008. Any per-son or group may submit comments in writing through the United States Postal Service or via email. The project involves a proposed cooperative reclamation ef-fort between the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources (DNR) and a contractor to remove coal refuse from an aban-doned coal refuse dump located on the north side of Shea Fork. The refuse was deposited by the Consolidation Coal Co. Mine #210. The project proposes to remove the refuse via a haulroad constructed from Hwy 343 approximately 300 hundred feet north of the McRoberts post office along and above the Elkhorn #3 coal seam to the refuse pile. The refuse will be trucked from the site along the haulroad then to the Premier Elkhorn Coal Co. permitted preparation plant in Myra, KY. After refuse removal is completed the former dump area will be regraded and vegetated in a manner described in the project narrative. You will find a description of the proposed project and a plan map on the Internet at http://www.aml.ky.gov/ for viewing and download, or call (502) 564-2141 and request to have a copy of the project proposal mailed to you. Comments may be mailed to: Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands Mine 210/Shea Fork Refuse Project 2521 Lawrenceburg Rd. Frankfort, KY 40601 Comments may be emailed to: bill.overman@ky.gov Please put “Mine 210/Shea Fork Project” in the subject line of the email. <WEBSITE>www.aml.ky.gov</WEBSITE> <EMAIL>bill.overman@ky.gov</EMAIL>