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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. 6, submitted by Snowcap Coal Company, Inc for a coal mining permit at the <br />Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041). Snowcap Coal Company (SCC) is requesting to change <br />the post mining land use at the Roadside North Portal, Cameo Refuse Disposal Area 1, Cameo <br />Borrow Areas 1 & 2, and Ponds 6, 10, 11 and 13. The post mining land use at these areas is fish <br />and wildlife and will be changed to commercial/industrial. <br /> <br />The Roadside Portals is a/an underground operation located in Mesa County, approximately 5 miles <br />North of Palisade, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private, and the surface to be affected is <br />federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 732.50 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 Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, 200 S. Spruce <br />Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the <br />proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the <br />proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of <br />this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request <br />and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />