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<br /> <br /> <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to withdraw Technical <br />Revision Application No. 20 (TR-20 ) for the King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035 ), submitted <br />by GCC Energy, LLC. GCC Energy, LLC has submitted an application for a technical revision to <br />the King Coal Mine permit. With this revision (TR-20), the applicant proposes to backfill highwalls <br />at the King I facilities using mine development waste produced from the King II operation. The <br />application includes a geotechnical analysis and revised permit text and maps. <br /> <br />The King Coal Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in La Plata County, approximately 6 <br />miles SW of Hesperus, Colorado. Coal interest is federal, state and private, and the surface affected <br />is federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 2,705.40 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 />