2015-03-17_REVISION - C1981016 (2)

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DELTA COUNTY INDEPENDENT NICE PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclama- tion, Mining and Safety has issued a Proposed decision to approve Bond Release Application No. 1 (SL -1) for the Hawk Nest E & W, Permit No. C- 401 Meeker St, 1981 -016. This decision constitutes a full release of reclamation liability P.O. Box 809 RECEIVED for the Hawk Nest E & W. Pursu- Delta, CO 81416 ant to Rule 3.03:3(1), the Division is proposing to terminate its juris- diction over this entire coal min - ing MAR 17 2015 operation. The underground AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION operation is operated by Western $lope Carbon, Inc. under the provi- Division of Reclamation, sions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. Mining & Safety The bond release application was submitted by Western Slope Car- bon, Inc. on August 2, 2013. The STATE OF COLORADO Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is initiating the COUNTY OF DELTA SS. process to terminate its jurisdiction of the Hawk's Nest Mine. The Divi- sion completed the reclamation of the mine site following the permit I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am publisher of the revocation and bond forfeiture. After a minimum of ten -years fol- Delta County Independent, that the same is a weekly newspaper print- lowing the final seeding at the site, The Division completed two years ed, in whole or in part, and published in the County of Delta, State of of vegetation monitoring. The Di- Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of Delta vision is prof terminate is for a period of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks prior to the first jurisdictior5 of the site. The affected the e. area is located in Gunnison County, publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement; that said approximately 3 miles East of Som- newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second- erset, Colorado, copies of the proposed decision class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all are available for review at one Colorado Division of Reclamation, amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper Mining and Safety office, 1313 duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within Sherman Street, Room 216, Den- the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal ver, Colorado 80203, and on the Division's website at http:/ /mining. notice or advertisment was published in the regular and entire issue two P g Pages mageReports /M Data.aata/ Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx: consecutive insertions; that the first publication of said notice was in A user's guide for our document the issue of said newspaper dated March 4th, A.D., 2015, imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of web ad- dress. said newspaper dated March 11th, A.D., 2015. Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely af- fected may request an adjudicatory In witness whereof I have hereunto set m hand this 11 th day of y y hearing regarding this proposed decision. March, A.D., 2015. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within thirty (30) days of the first publica- tion of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the rea- sons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. Published in the Delta County � General manager of said Delta County Independent Independent March 4 and 11, 2015. Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 11th day of March, A.D., 2015. Notary Public My commission expires 12/24/2017 900 Cypress Wood Lane Delta, CO 81416 PATRICIA SUNDERLAND NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO My Commission Expires 12 -24 -2017