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<br />592 Main Street, Suite 6 • Meeker, Colorado 81641-0720
<br />Phone (970)878-4017 9 FAX (970)878-4016
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF RIO BLANCO ss.
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and
<br />Safety proposes to approve with conditions
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 4, submitted by
<br />Cdowyo Coed Company LP. fora coal mining permit
<br />at tine Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019).
<br />Colowyo proposes a revision to the mine plan for
<br />the Collom area. This entails removal of one of
<br />the planned pits (Little Codlom A a significant
<br />decrease in the size of the proposed spoil pile,
<br />and all associated changes, including sediment
<br />control structures.
<br />The Colowyo Coal Mine is a
<br />surface operation located in Moffat and Rio Blanco
<br />Counties, approximately 28 miles south of Craig,
<br />Colorado. Coal Interest is federal, state and private
<br />and the surface to be affected is federal, state and
<br />private land. The permit area encompasses
<br />approximately
<br />29,075.74 acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that
<br />the proposed operation will comply with all
<br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal
<br />Miring Reiamadon Act, Section 3433.101, at seq.,
<br />C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated
<br />thereunder.
<br />Copies of the proposed decision, including any
<br />stipulations are on file for public inspection at the
<br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safely,
<br />Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman
<br />Street, Denver, Colorado 80203; Moffat County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 221 W Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625;
<br />and Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder, 500
<br />Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641. Persons with an
<br />interest that may be adversely affected by the
<br />proposed decision may request a formal hearing
<br />before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the
<br />proposed decision. Such request must be made
<br />within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of
<br />this notice, must be in writing, and must state with
<br />reasonable spedficity the reams for the request
<br />and the objections to the proposed decision.
<br />Published: August 11 818, 2016
<br />Rio Blanco Herald Times
<br />I, Debbie Watson, do solemnly swear that I am the
<br />office manager acting on behalf of Mitch Bettis,
<br />owner/publisher of the Rio Blanco Herald Times,
<br />formerly known as The Meeker Herald and The Rangely
<br />Times weekly newspapers; that the same is a weekly
<br />newspaper published in the County of Rio Blanco, State
<br />of Colorado, and has a general circulation therein; that
<br />said newspaper has been published continuously and
<br />uninterruptedly in said County of Rio Blanco for a period
<br />of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks next prior to the
<br />first publication of the annexed legal notice or
<br />advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to
<br />the United States mails as second-class matter under the
<br />provision of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any
<br />amendments thereof; and that said newspaper is a weekly
<br />newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and
<br />advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the
<br />State of Colorado.
<br />That the annexed legal notice or advertisement was
<br />published in the regular and entire issue of every number
<br />of said weekly newspaper for the period of "
<br />consecutive insertions; and that the first publication of
<br />said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated
<br />h I _ A.D. 201_(0 , and that the last
<br />public tion of said notice was in the issue of said
<br />newspaper dated, I k A.D. 201 iv .
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />day of - A.D. 201j,,_.
<br />I
<br />Debbie Watson, office manager acting on behalf
<br />of Mitch Bettis, owner/publisher
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary public in
<br />and for the County of Rio Blanco, State of Colorado, this
<br />/Et-" day of ej A., D. 201 .
<br />Notary Public
<br />My commission expires /D /7 /moi'
<br />1'ATTI J. HpKE
<br />NOTARY PtJBLIC
<br />STATE OF CgD0
<br />mID #19994026925
<br />Pees October 17, 201 A
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