2016-11-18_REVISION - C1981018 (3)

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Technical Revision Application No. 70 (TR-70) for the Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018), submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. has submitted an application for a Technical Revision, TR-70. The revision proposes to install a new mine dewatering system for the B-Seam workings. The proposal includes pumping water from the workings through an existin g service hole. The water will enter a series of treatment ponds before discharging into a nat ural drainage. The proposed dewatering system is along the existing access road to the train loadout. The revision proposes to disturb 9.85 acres of la nd. The Deserado Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Moffat, Rio Blanco County, approximately 7 miles NE of Rangely, Colorado. Coal interest is federal, and the surface affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 13,645.01 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adve rsely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must s tate with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.