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COLORADO <br /> Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> March 24,2017 <br /> Mr.Jean De Ridder <br /> Total E&P USA Oil Shale,LLC <br /> 705 Forest Ave. <br /> Palo Alto,CA 94301 <br /> RE: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists and Notice of Board Hearing <br /> Preas Exploration Project NOI No.P-2014-022 <br /> Dear Mr. De Ridder: <br /> Pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32-116(4), Rule 5.6 and your notice of intent,you are required to submit <br /> to the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(Division)an annual fee,report,and map due <br /> on or before March tad of each year. As of the date of this letter,the Division has not received: <br /> • Required annual report for 2016 <br /> • Required annual map for 2016 <br /> Therefore,the Division has reason to believe this is a violation of C.R.S.34-32-116-(4)et seq., <br /> Rule 5.6,and your notice of intent,and has scheduled this matter to appear before the Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Board(Board),pursuant to C.R.S.34-32-124. <br /> A formal public hearing will be held during the April 26-27,2017 Board meeting for <br /> consideration of these possible violations. The hearing will be held at 1313 Sherman Street, <br /> Room 318,Denver,Colorado,beginning at 9:00 a.m.on April 26,2017 or as soon thereafter as <br /> the matter can be considered. You will have the opportunity to present your defense. <br /> This Is an important legal proceeding and you must appear in person for this bearing. If <br /> you fail to appear,an Order and financial judgment may be entered against you. In <br /> addition,failure to appear at the bearing may result in legal consequences including,but <br /> limited to,loss of party status and your ability to seek reconsideration from the Board or <br /> seek judicial appeal in district court. <br /> If the Board finds a violation at this bearing,it may issue a Cease and Desist Order and/or assess <br /> a Civil Penalty in the amount of S100.00 to�S1,000.00 for each day of violation,pursuant to <br /> C.R.S.34-32-124(7).Pursuant to C.R.S.34-32-124(6)(a),the Board may order the NOI be <br /> oF1CQ, <br /> 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215,Denver.CO SM03 P 303.1166.3W F 303.1i3 IH06 http://mtft.state.w.us ( ^t ��~ • <br /> John W.Hickenlooper,Governor I Robert W.Randall,Exec uthee Dkector I V1ritnia 6nrinon,Director + ++•"'°/• <br />