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<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us
<br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Robert Randall, Interim-Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director
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<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />April 22, 2016
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<br />Notice to Parties and Interested Persons to the Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application
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<br />Re: Notice of Formal Board Hearing, Pre-hearing Conference, and
<br /> Recommendation Date for a Construction Materials 112 Permit Application,
<br /> Transit Mix Concrete Co., Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry, DRMS File No. M-2016-010
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<br />Dear Party and/or Interested Person:
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<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) appreciates you taking time to participate
<br />in the review process of the above referenced permit application. The application for the Hitch Rack
<br />Ranch Quarry was filed with the Division on March 08, 2016 by Transit Mix Concrete Co.
<br />(Applicant). The public comment period for the application closed on April 19, 2016. Please be advised
<br />that this application has been classified as “complex” in accordance with Rule 1.4.1(7), thereby
<br />extending the application decision date by 60 days. Thus, the review period for the application will
<br />close on August 05, 2016.
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<br />An explanation of the Division’s review process, your rights as either a party or a non-party, and the
<br />jurisdiction of the Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) is provided in the enclosed 12-page
<br />memorandum, Guide to Citizen Participation, dated October 02, 2001, revised January 12, 2006 (memo).
<br />As noted in the memo, in these proceedings, the Division’s authority is limited to enforcement of the
<br />Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials 34-32.5-101 et seq., C. R.S.
<br />(Act) and the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the
<br />Extraction of Construction Materials (Rules), which can be accessed through the Division’s website,
<br />http://mining.state.co.us.
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<br />The Division has received timely written objections to the application. Therefore, pursuant to Rule
<br />1.4.9(2)(a) and 1.7.4(2), the Division has scheduled the application for a Formal Bo ard Hearing for
<br />consideration. The hearing has been scheduled for the August 24-25, 2016 Board meeting, which will
<br />occur at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:00 a.m. or as soon
<br />thereafter as the matter can be considered. During the hearing, the Board will consider the application
<br />with objections and may decide to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application for the
<br />Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry.
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<br />Pursuant to Rule 2.7.1, the Division will schedule a Pre-hearing Conference to occur prior to the Board
<br />hearing. The Pre-hearing Conference will be held to describe the Division’s review process, to explain
<br />the rights and responsibilities of parties, to discuss and resolve issues to the extent possible, to describe
<br />the Board Hearing processes, to propose a list of issues under the Board’s jurisdict ion, to simplify that
<br />list, and to identify parties. The Pre-hearing Conference will occur in the area of the proposed mine
<br />site, and will likely be scheduled for the week of August 8-12. The specific date, time, and location of
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