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Notice of <br /> Proposed Decision <br /> The Colorado Division of Reclama- <br /> tion,Mining and Safety(Division) <br /> has issued a proposed decision <br /> to approve Surety Reduction No. <br /> 2(SR-2)for the Elk Creek Mine. <br /> Permit No.C-1981-022.The mine <br /> is operated by Oxbow Mining,LLC <br /> Oxbow)under the provisions of <br /> t e Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> Reclamation Act of 1979.The site- <br /> wide Reclamation Cost Estimate <br /> (RCE)was re-evaluated with Mid- <br /> term Review No.8(MT-8),since <br /> the estimated cost increased the <br /> Division initiated Surety Increase <br /> No.1 (S€-1).4xbow requested an <br /> informal conference to discuss the <br /> proposed increase.It was agreed <br /> that Oxbow would submit a revision <br /> proposing a reduction in the reveg- <br /> etation failure rate based on historic <br /> monitoring data,and that the Divi- <br /> sion would reduce the acreage of <br /> revegetation tasks for areas that <br /> had previously received Phase€1 <br /> bond release and examine assumed <br /> push distances for dozer tasks. <br /> When the adjustments to the RCE <br /> had been made the Iota[required <br /> surety was reduced relative to the <br /> amount required prior to MT-S.SkI <br /> was withdrawn by the Division and <br /> SR-2 was initiated and approved. <br /> The affected area is located in Delta, <br /> Gunnison County,approximately 0 <br /> miles North of Somerset,Colorado. <br /> Copies of the proposed decision are <br /> available for review at hitps://dnr- <br /> webh nk.state.co.usldrrnslsearch. <br /> aspx by searching C 199 1022 in the <br /> "Permit No"field.A user guide is <br /> available to he[p first time users of <br /> the imaged docum ant system and <br /> can be viewed at hitpsJ/drive.ggo <br /> agle.com/ii le/d/1190L1df_M pjo3kxi- <br /> HkP5hMH-w7MeStx)Niew.. <br /> Any person who has an interest <br /> which is or may he adversely af- <br /> fected may request an adjudlcatory <br /> hearing regarding this proposed de- <br /> cision.Requests for a hearing must <br /> be made in writing within thirty(30) <br /> days of the date following initial <br /> publication of this notice,and shall <br /> state with reasonab€e specitico the <br /> reasons for the request and objec- <br /> tions to the propposed decision. <br /> Published in the©efta County Inde- <br /> pendent December 15 and 22,2021 <br /> Delta County C-1981022 SR-2- Page 2 of 2 <br />