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<br />County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 6th day of August A.D.,
<br />2014.
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<br />Delta, CO 81416
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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
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<br />Mining
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclama-
<br />tion, Mining and Safety proposes to
<br />approve with conditions Technical
<br />Revision Application No. 84 (TR -84)
<br />for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit
<br />No. C- 1996 -083), submitted by
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC. Bowie Re-
<br />sources, LLC (BRL) is proposing to
<br />reconfigure Gob Pile #3 to steepen
<br />the slopes from 3:1 to 2.5:1. Addi-
<br />tionally, BRL is proposing a revised
<br />drainage plan for the Gob Pile V
<br />disturbance area, including the e*
<br />pansion of Pond J. The proposA'L.
<br />does not include any new distu
<br />bance area, and will result In `.`s'
<br />decreased reclamation liability arid,
<br />required performance bond due to
<br />a reduction in structures previously
<br />approved to be constructed.
<br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a/an un-
<br />derground coal mine located in
<br />Delta County, approximately 5
<br />miles NE of Paonia, Colorado. Coal
<br />interest is federal and private, and
<br />the surface affected is federal and
<br />private land. The permit area en-
<br />compasses approximately 9,196.50
<br />acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based
<br />on a finding that the proposed
<br />operation will comply with all re-
<br />quirements of the Colorado Sur-
<br />face Coal Mining Reclamation Act,
<br />Section 34 -33 -101, et seq., C.R.S.,
<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, Centen-
<br />nial Building, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons
<br />with an interest that may be ad-
<br />versely affected by the proposed
<br />decision may request a formal
<br />hearing before the Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board on the pro-
<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 specificity the rea-
<br />sons for the request and the objec-
<br />tions to the proposed decision.
<br />iPublished in the Delta County
<br />ndependent August 6, 2014.
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