2016-04-08_REVISION - C1996083 (4)

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Technical Revision Application No. 99 (TR-99) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. Technical Revision No. 99 proposed to revise the currently approved hydrologic monitoring plan by incorporating changes that are a result of a 2014 ground water monitoring well rehabilitation project. The revision also initially included a justification for the removal of a requirement to construct ground water point of compliance wells; however, due to the idle status of the Bowie No. 2 Mine currently approved monitoring well 2010-1B and monitoring well 2010-1SS will continue to serve as point of compliance wells at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles NE of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private, and the surface affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 10,987.40 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.