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~S <br />Notice of Proposed Decision <br />Coal <br />The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division has issued a proposed decision on <br />August 5, 1986 to approve permit C-81-053 to conduct surface coal mining and <br />reclamation activities at the Blue Flame Coal Mine under the provisions of the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The proposed permit was <br />submitted by Blue Flame Coal Mine Company (dba Fidel Lobato, Sr. ), 1001 East <br />Second Avenue, Durango, Colorado 81301 for their proposed mining operation <br />located in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 and in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 31, T35N, R11W <br />NMPM, La Plata County, Colorado. The proposed permit area can be located by <br />heading south out of Hesperus, Colorado on State Highway 140 for approximately <br />3,5 miles and then west on La Plata County Road 120 (Hay Gulch Road) about 5.5 <br />miles to the access road leading to the mine site. The proposed permit area <br />encompasses a total of 53 acres. <br />Copies of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for the Blue Flame <br />Coal Mine" are available for review at either the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Division office (1313 Sherman Street, Room 423, Denver, Colorado, <br />(303) 866-3567) or the La Plata County Clerk and Recorders Office (1060 Second <br />Avenue, Durango, Colorado). Any person who has an interest which is or may be <br />adversely affected may request a formal hearing regarding this proposed <br />decision. Requests for a formal hearing must be made in writing within thirty <br />(30) days of the first publication of this public notice and must state with <br />reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision. <br />