This is a text-only version of the document "American Power Corp - Judith Basin Prospecting - Completeness and Preliminarily Acceptability Determination - MT DEQ 2011". To see the original version of the document click here.

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Brian Schweitzer, Governor 
 Richard H. Opper, Director 

P.O. Box 200901 • Helena, MT 59620-0901 • (406) 444-2544 • www.deq.mt.go •.

July11,2011 Mr. Al Valencia American Power Corporation 1400 16th Street, Ste 400 Denver, CO 80202 Permit 10: X2011335 Revision Type: None Permitting Action: Completeness and Preliminarily Acceptable Determination' Subject: Permit Application X2011335 Dear AI: The Department has completed its review of American Power Corporation's (APC) application for prospecting permit #X2011335. APC submitted an application for a prospecting permit on June 27,201 I. The prospecting permit would incorporate the APC development area, near Stanford, Judith Basin County, Montana. On June 30, 2011, the Department issued a completeness and initial technical deficiency letter. APC's response was received on July 8,20]1. APC's prospecting permit application and subsequent deticiency response addressed all of the rules pertaining to submittal of a prospecting application. Therefore, the Department finds that APC's application for a prospecting permit X2011335 is'administratively complete and preliminarily acceptable. The bond required for the prospecting activities is $62,556. This amount must be submitted prior to the Department issuing a prospecting permit. Please proceed with publishing the Public Notice in a paper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed activity [MCA 82-4-226 (8)( e)]. The notice must be published once. A lO-day comment period will follow the date of pUblication. During the 1O-day comment period, the Department will complete its technical review and notify you of any deficiencies.

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The Department will prepare an Environmental Assessment prior to issuing a final decision on the permit application. If you have any questions regarding the completeness determination or the Department's technical review of the application, please contact me.

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Coal and Uranium Program Industrial and Energy Minerals Bureau Phone: 406-444-4967 Fax: 406-444-4988 Email: CYde@mt.gov Cc: 	 Jeff Fleischman, Office of Surface Mining Gene Hay, Office of Surface Mining Dan Hadley, Mission Engineering, Inc., via e-mail FC: 	 Prospecting X2011335 (Permit Application)

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