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provision of the APA and the agency's statute conflict, the agency -specific provision controls." <br />V Bar Ranch LLC v. Cotten, 233 P.3d 1200, 1205 (Colo. 2010); see also C.R.S. § 24-4-107 <br />("[W]here there is a conflict between this article and a specific statutory provision relating to a <br />specific agency, such specific statutory provision shall control as to such agency.") <br />Here, C.R.S. § 34-33-116 and the DRMS implementing regulations set forth at 2 CCR <br />407-2:2.08.4(2), (4),(5), and (6)(b) are the agency specific provisions. Specifically § 34-33- <br />116(4), C.R.S., provides: <br />The board shall promulgate regulations providing for the processing of <br />applications for technical revisions, which regulations shall provide for adequate <br />public notice of such applications and an opportunity for an expeditious hearing <br />before the board for any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />technical revision. <br />C.R.S. § 34-33-116(4) (underline added). This is further informed by the regulations <br />promulgated in accordance with the statute which provide as follows: <br />Within 60 days after the filing of a complete application for a technical revision, <br />the Division shall issue a proposed decision approving or denying the application <br />in whole or in part. A written copy of such decision shall be promptly provided to <br />the permittee and shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in <br />the locality of the surface coal mining operation. The applicant or any person with <br />an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request a hearing by the <br />Board. The request for a hearing must be received in writing by the Division <br />within 10 days after such publication and shall contain a brief and plain statement <br />of facts which indicate the requestor may be adversely affected, and briefly <br />summarize the issues to be raised by the requestor at the hearing. If properly <br />requested under the provisions of this subsection, a hearing shall be held at the <br />next regularly scheduled Board meeting and a final decision shall be made at that <br />hearing_ and become immediately effective with notice of the decision being <br />mailed to the permittee. If no request for a hearing is received within such 10 day <br />period the proposed decision of the Division shall immediately become final upon <br />the expiration of said period. <br />2 CCR 407-2:2.08.4(6)(b)(iii) (underline added). <br />