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<br /> <br /> <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Permit Revision <br />Application No. 10, submitted by Twentymile Coal, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Foidel <br />Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056). Permit Revision No. 10 requests approval to the existing <br />approved permit to include development and longwall mining of the Wolf Creek Coal Seam <br />Reserve. The requested Permit Revision addresses mining of five of the initial panels (9RT, 8RT, <br />7RT, 6RT and 5RT). The Permit Revision also includes development of an internal ventilation and <br />utility shaft in the Wolf Creek main entries. <br /> <br />The Foidel Creek Mine is a/an underground operation located in Routt County, approximately 23 <br />miles Southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Coal interest is federal, state and private, and the <br />surface to be affected is federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately <br />22,607.00 acres. <br /> <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., <br />C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including any stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and Routt County Commissioners, P.O. Box 773598, <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477; Routt County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 773598, Steamboat <br />Springs, CO 80477. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, <br />must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the <br />objections to the proposed decision. <br />