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<br /> <br /> <br />Notice of Proposed Decision <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to <br />approve Bond Release Application No. 5 (SL-5) for the Bowie No. 1 Mine, Permit No. C-1981- <br />038. SL-5 approved the Phase I release of 1.0 acres associated with the West Mine Shaft and <br />Phase II release of 13.1 acres associated with the backfilled and regraded area of the West Mine <br />and 10.2 acres of the Timber Storage Area associated with the East Mine. The underground <br />operation is operated by Bowie Resources, LLC under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal <br />Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release application was submitted by Bowie <br />Resources, LLC on September 23, 2014. Bowie Resources, LLC has applied for partial release of <br />surety liability for two areas at the Bowie No. 1 Mine. At the West Mine, the applicant requests <br />Phase I release for 0.45 (actually 1.0) acres and Phase II release for 13.8 (actually 13.1) acres. <br />These areas were backfilled, graded, topsoiled and seeded between 2000 and 2002. Phase II <br />release for 10.2 acres is requested at the Timber Storage Area. This area was reclaimed in 2009. <br />The affected area is located in Delta County, approximately 3 miles North of Paonia. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and on the <br />Division’s website at <br />http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx. A user’s guide <br />for our document imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same web address. <br /> <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within <br />thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the <br />reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br />