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<br /> <br />Notice of Proposed Decision <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve <br />Bond Release Application No. 4 (SL-4) for the Elk Creek Mine, Permit No. C-1981-022. SL-4 <br />releases five parcels from all reclamation liability: 10.7 acres Bear Creek B-Seam Portal & Fansite <br />(US Steel); Lower Hubbard Creek facilities area; Hubbard Creek Fan #1 Site; 5.70 acres Sanborn <br />Creek Mine Portals area; and Sanborn Creek Mine Fan site <br /> The underground operation is operated by Oxbow Mining, LLC under the provisions of the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release application was <br />submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC on January 5, 2021. SL-4 seeks Phase I, II and III bond release <br />on approximately 16.4 acres which were reclaimed between 1996 and 2011. The affected area is <br />located in Delta, Gunnison County, approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at <br />https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1981022 in the “Permit No” field. <br />A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system and can be viewed <br />at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH-w7MeBtxX7/view.. <br /> <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within <br />thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the <br />reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br /> <br />