2017-07-31_REVISION - C1996083 (3)

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to withdraw Technical Revision Application No. 112 (TR-112) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) proposes a technical revision to allow Oxbow Mining, LLC (Oxbow )to use the TC -03-01 pad to support Oxbow’s coal methane recovery project. BRL and Oxbow entered an agreement in 2015 which allows Oxbow to extract coal bed methane from the existing B and D seam workings of the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The TC -03- 01 pad has not yet been reclaimed by BRL. Oxbow plans to use the pad to drill up to four seal removal holes into the the seal of the 1 west mains in the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The seal removal holes will allow for pressure equalization across the seals and enhance coal bed methane recovery. The application proposes no new surface disturbance. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 mi les NE of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private , and the surface affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 10,987.40 acres. This proposed dec ision 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 adversely 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 state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.