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r <br />1 <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approved with <br />conditions an application fora permit to conduct coal mining and reclamation <br />operations submitted by the Rimrock Coal Company for the Rimrock Strip Mine. <br />The Rimrock Strip Mine operation is located in Las Animas County, <br />approximately 3 miles from Trinidad, Colorado. The mine is a surface mine <br />with an anticipated maximum production capacity of 30,000 tons per year. The <br />coal to be mined is privately owned, and the surface to be affected is <br />privately owned. The permit area encompasses approximately 38.7 acres in <br />Section 29. <br />This proposed approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed <br />operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal <br />Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101, et seq., and the regulations <br />promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision including stipulations, are on file for public <br />inspection at the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division, Room 215, <br />Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the <br />County Clerk's Office in Las Animas County, First Street and Maple Street, <br />Trinidad, CO. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the <br />proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within <br />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 <br />request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />8649G <br />