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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: Whom it May Concern <br /> <br />From: Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS), Active Mines Program <br /> <br />Date: September 21, 2022 <br /> <br />Re: Pre-Hearing Conference Guidance for Submitting Witness Lists, and other Exhibits <br />and Information to the Mine Land Reclamation Board (MLRB / Board) <br /> <br />Dear Formal Public Meeting Participant, <br /> <br />Thank you for taking the time to participate in the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety’s <br />(DRMS or Division) process of reviewing applications or amendments to existing permits. The <br />purpose of this memorandum is to explain the requirements for submitting information to the Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board (MLRB or Board) at a Pre-hearing Conference for use during a Formal Board <br />Hearing. In order to effectively process and review materials submitted, the MLRB Rules require that <br />all submissions conform to the requirements listed below. Any information presented or submitted <br />that does not meet the requirements of Rules 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 will be up to the discretion of the <br />MLRB as to if it may be considered during a Formal Board Hearing. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Colorado’s general assembly codified Colorado’s Mined Land Reclamation Act (§ 34 -32-101, C.R.S., et <br />seq.) and the Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials (§ 34 -32.5-101, <br />C.R.S., et seq.; together “Acts”) to regulate mining operations in the state. The corresponding <br />Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Hard Rock, Metal, <br />and Designated Mining Operations (“Hard Rock/Metal Mining”) and Extraction of Construction <br />Materials (“Construction Materials”) were subsequently promulgated by the MLRB(2 C.C.R. 407-1 <br />and 2 C.C.R. 407-4; together “Rules”). The Acts and Rules are available at: <br />https://drms.colorado.gov/rules-and-regulations. <br />