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<br />DELTA COUNTY
<br />INDEPENDENT
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />RECEIVED
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />i 9
<br />NOV{
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclama-
<br />tion, Mining and Safety proposes
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />to Approve Technical Revision
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<br />Application No. 131 (TR -131) for
<br />the West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA
<br />SS.
<br />1980 -007), submitted by Mountain
<br />Coal Company, LLC. The Mountain
<br />Coal Company, LLC has submitted
<br />a Technical Revision to the West Elk
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />Mine's permit to update their rec-
<br />lamation seed mixes. The revision
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly
<br />proposes to change the seed mixto
<br />newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />aid in the establishment of vegeta-
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />tive cover on steep slopes, which
<br />are routinely encountered within
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />the West Elk Mine's permit area.
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />This revision does not propose to
<br />change the mines permitted, af-
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />fected or disturbed boundaries nor
<br />does it propose to create any new
<br />United States mails as second -class matter under the provisions
<br />surface disturbance. The West Elk
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />Mine's reclamation liability will not
<br />change as a result of the changes
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />proposed in this revision.
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />The West Elk Mine is U
<br />of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />ground coal mine located ed i n Delta,
<br />Gunnison County /Counties, ap-
<br />tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every
<br />proximately 9 miles E of Paonia,
<br />Colorado Coal interest is Federal
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one Cori-
<br />and private, and the surface af-
<br />secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />fected is Federal and private land
<br />The permit area encompasses ap-
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated November 13th, A.D., 2013,
<br />proximately 17,154.90 acres.
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />This proposed decision is based
<br />on a finding that the proposed
<br />said newspaper dated November 13th, A.D., 2013.
<br />operation will comply with all re-
<br />quirements of the Colorado Sur-
<br />face Coal Mining Reclamation Act,
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />Section 34 -33 -101, at seq., C.R.S.,
<br />13th day of November, A.D., 2013.
<br />and the regulations promulgated
<br />thereunder
<br />Copies of the proposed decision,
<br />including stipulations, are on file
<br />for public inspection at the Colo-
<br />rado Division of Reclamation, Min-
<br />ing and Safety, Room 215, Lenten-
<br />il/l
<br />nial Building, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />fZl�1/
<br />General manager of said Delta County Independent
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons
<br />with an interest that may be ad-
<br />versely affected by the proposed
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary ublic id for the
<br />ry n an
<br />decision may request a formal
<br />County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 13th day of November A.D.,
<br />hearing before the Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board on the pro-
<br />2013'
<br />posed decision. Such request must
<br />be made within ten (10) days of the
<br />initial publication of this notice,
<br />must be in writing, and must state
<br />with reasonable the rea-
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<br />sons for the request est and and the objet
<br />Notary Public
<br />lions to the proposed decision.
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent November 13, 2013.
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2013
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