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<br /> <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Permit Revision <br />Application No. 10, submitted by Trapper Mining, Inc. for a coal mining permit at the Trapper Mine <br />(Permit No. C-1981-010). PR10 provides a mining and reclamation plan for the I and J Pits. This <br />includes 155.0 acres of new disturbance and 51.7 acres of redisturbance of Phase III bond released <br />areas. The proposed affected land will be reclaimed to a rangeland and wildlife habitat post mine <br />land use. <br /> <br />The Trapper Mine is a/an surface operation located in Moffat County, approximately 6 miles <br />Southwest of Craig, Colorado. Coal interest is federal, state and private, and the surface to be affected <br />is state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 11,156.69 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 any stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the <br />Moffat County Clerk and Recorder, 221 W Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625. The revision <br />application and proposed decision documents, as well as all other permit documents, can be <br />viewed at https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1981010 in the “Permit <br />No” field. A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system and can <br />be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH- <br />w7MeBtxX7/view.Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision <br />may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. <br />Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in <br />writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to <br />the proposed decision. <br /> <br />