2019-02-08_REVISION - C1982056 (3)

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve with conditions Technical Revision Application No. 92 (TR-92) for the Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982- 056), submitted by Twentymile Coal, LLC. The revision proposes to modify the approved mine plan for the Wolf Creek Reserve (WCR) to extend the 7-East Longwall Panel approximately 1,400 feet to the east. This would increase the Permit Area by 40 acres and Affected Area by 35 acres with Section 11, T5N, R86W and Section 12, T5N, R86W. The 40 acre Permit Area extension will encompass the panel extension and any anticipated subsidence impacts. There are no additional proposed surface facilites. The Foidel Creek Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Routt County, approximately 23 miles SW of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Coal interest is federal, state and private, and the surface affected is federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 22,607.00 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.