AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />CRAIG DAILY PRESS
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF MOFFAT
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<br />Notice Representative of theCraig Daily Press, that the
<br />same is a daily newspaper printed, in whole or in part,
<br />and published in the County of Moffat, State of
<br />Colorado, and has a general circulation therein; that
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<br />and for the County of Moffat,
<br />StateAf Colorado
<br />the �(,�}�1 day of A.DC2LI.
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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Min-
<br />ing and Safety proposes to approve with
<br />conditions Permit Revision Application No 4,
<br />submitted by Colowyo Coal Company LP.
<br />for a coal miring permit at the Colowyo Coal
<br />Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019). Colowyo pro-
<br />poses a revision to the mine plan for the
<br />Colbm area This entails removal of one of
<br />the planned pits (tittle Colom X), a sigrwfi-
<br />canl decrease in the size of the proposed
<br />spoil pile, and all associated changes, in-
<br />cluding sediment controlstructures.
<br />The Colowyo Coal Mine is a surface opera-
<br />tion located in Moffat and Rio Blanco Coun-
<br />ties, approximately 28 miles south of Craig,
<br />Colorado Coal interest is federal, state and
<br />private, and the suface to be affected is fed-
<br />eral, state and private land. The permit area
<br />encompasses approximately 29,075 74 ac-
<br />res
<br />This proposed decision is based on a finding
<br />that the proposed operation will comply with
<br />all requirements of the Colorado Surface
<br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section
<br />3433-101, et seq., C RS., and the regula-
<br />tions promulgated thereunder
<br />Copies of the proposed decision, including
<br />any stipulators, are on file for public inspec-
<br />tion at the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial
<br />Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Col-
<br />orado 80203; Moffat County Clerk and Re-
<br />corder, 221 W Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625;
<br />and Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder,
<br />500 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641. Persons
<br />with an interest that may be adversely af-
<br />fected by the proposed decision may re-
<br />quest a formal hearing before the Mined
<br />Land Reclamation Board on the proposed
<br />decision. Such request must be made within
<br />thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this
<br />notice, must be in writing, and must state
<br />with reasonable specificity the reasons for
<br />the request and the objections to the pro-
<br />posed decision
<br />Published in the Crag Daily Press
<br />First Publication Date: August 12, 2016
<br />Last Publication Date: August 19, 2016
<br />10435804
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<br />10435804
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<br />DENVER, CO 80203
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