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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Renewal <br />Application No. 6 (RN -6), submitted by Western Fuels- Colorado, LLC for a coal mining permit at <br />the New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -008). The proposed renewal will allow for continued <br />mining and /or reclamation operations at the site. <br />The New Horizon Mine is a Surface operation located in Montrose County, approximately 1.7 miles <br />NW of Nucla, Colorado. Coal interest is Private, and the surface to be affected is Private land. The <br />permit area encompasses approximately 926.06 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101 et seq., <br />C.R. S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />A copy of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance ", including any stipulations, is on <br />file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 <br />Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203; at the Montrose County <br />Clerk's Office, 161 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401; and at the Montrose County <br />Courthouse Nucla Annex, 300 Main Street, Nucla, CO 81424. Persons with an interest that may be <br />adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of <br />the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity <br />the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />