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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 Technical Revision <br />Application No. 139 (TR-139) for the West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007), submitted by <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC. TR-139 proposes to revise the hydrologic monitoring program at <br />the West Elk Mine, so that the number of sites required to be monitored is reduced. Those sites <br />proposed for elimination from the monitoring network were selected based on the assertion that they <br />no longer provide valuable data. <br /> <br />The West Elk Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Delta, Gunnison County, <br />approximately 9 miles E of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private, and the surface <br />affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 17,154.90 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 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. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected <br />by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication <br />of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the <br />request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br /> <br />