2022-09-23_REVISION - C1981012 (3)

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THE (HROM(LE-.. EW F-�FIVED Proudly Serving Southeastern Colorado and Northeastern New Mexico n ZZ PROOF OF PUBLICATION - DIVISIQtd C� ;IYA`1",TIC1N, STATE OF COLORADO WANING &Sr.-= f i�iNL: COUNTY OF LAS ANIMAS) SS NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION Eric John Monson, of lawful age, being first The Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety proposes to approve Technical Revision Application No duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that he 76(TR-76)for the New Elk Mine(Permit No C-1981- 012), submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC This is the authorized agent of The Chronicle-News, revision(TR76)proposes to change a currently approved daily newspaper of general circulation which is light use road to a haul road and extends the haul road for Yg a total length of about 2 7 miles This permit boundary published and circulated in the City of Trinidad, extension represents 11 7 acres and the proposed additional affected area was historically disturbed in the Las Animas County, Colorado, that said former railroad bed(including side slopes,culverts,and is a newspaper of general access trails) The disturbed area is the running surface newspaper g of the new road (along with berms or other areas of circulation complying with all of the disturbance associated with construction of the road)that requirements of Articles I to VII, Chapter 130, represents 6 4 acres(see proposed Map 1 and Map 15a) The New Elk Mine is a/an underground coal mine located 1935, Colorado Statutes Annotated, and all in Las Ammas County, approximately 25 miles W of other laws of said State, and that said le al / Trinidad,Colorado Coal interest is state and private,and g the surface affected is state and private land The permit notice has been so published for the period of area encompasses approximately 4,201 90 acres time prescribed in said newspaper proper and This proposed decision is based on a finding of whether not a supplement. the proposed operation will comply with all requirements pp of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 33 101, et seq,C R S,and the regulations promulgated thereunder The attached Notice was published in said The revision application, as well as all other permit newspaper in its issue(s) date August 30, 2022. d o c u m e n t s, c a n b e v i e w e d a t 80525 https//dnrweblink state co us/drms/search aspx by searching C1981012 in the"Permit No"field A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged t 2- 7:: document system and can be viewed at https//drive google com/file/d/1180Udf_Mpjo3kxlHkP5hM H-w7MeStxX7/view Eric John Mon on 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 Subscribed and sw rn to before me this (10)days of the date following initial publication of this day of �� /,� notice,must be in writing,and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections A. D., 2022. to the proposed decision 80525 Lainee D Par er My commission expires on May 12, 2023 STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF LAS ANIMAS} SS LAINEE D PARKER Notary Public State of Colorado Notary ID#20154018716 My Commission Expires 05-12-2023 1