2018-02-12_REVISION - C1980007 (2)

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Technical Revision Application No. 144 (TR-144) for the West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007), submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. TR-144 proposes to (1) update the permit application packet with details of recently modified federal coal leases COC1362 and COC67232, and (2) allow for in-mine exploration to better define the influence of a projected fault zone, involving development mining and underground drilling. All of the proposed underground exploration is within the current permit boundary, with up to 30 acres of development within an area of fee coal and up to 20 acres within the newly modified federal lease boundaries. The West Elk Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Delta, Gunnison County, approximately 9 miles E of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private, and the surface affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 17,234.90 acres. This proposed decision 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.