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News and Infortnatian from the Colorado • ion of Minerals and Geolow and the ~rado M1fined Land Reclamation Board DMG Bulletin -- November X6,1998 . ~' Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board Hearing Process: Typically, any application fora 112 Regulaz Operation permit or an amendment to a 112 Regular Operation permit requires a hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board when there is a wrinen objection. However, prior to the Formal Board Hearing, several other hearings must occur prior to the Formal Board Hearing. The Informal Conference: The First of the three hearings in the process is the Informal Conference. If there are objections~r at the request of the applicant or local board of county commissioner -the Division will schedule an informal conference among the parties. The Informal Conference is held after the close of the required comment period, which is about 50 to 60 days from the date an application is considered filed with the Division. The purposes of the informal conference are to: • Explain the three hearing process to the parties • Identify the issues • Identify the parties • Determine what issues have been resolved • Determine if any parties want to withdraw The Pre-hearing Comterence: The second hearing is the Pre-hearing Conference. It can occur no sooner than ten days after the Division has made iu recommendation to approve or deny the application for a permit or amendment. However, it must also occur at least five (5) days prior to the Formal $oazd Hearing. The Pre-hearing Conference is usually conducted by a member of the Mined Land Reclamation Board. The Division is required to mail its recommendation to all parties prior to the Pre- hearingConference. The purposes of the Pre-hearing Conference aze to: • Recommend the issues the full Board should consider ' • Determine the lists of witnesses and exhibits to be presented by the parties at the Formal Public Hearing • Determine the amount of time each parry will have to make their presentations at the Formal Public Hearing • Prepare a Drag Board Ceder that will be used to conduct the Formal Board Hearing The Forma{ Board Hearing: The Formal Board Hearing must be held prior to the automatic approval date for the permit application or the amendment. At the Formal Board Hearing, the fast order of business is for the Board to adopt the Draft Board Order. Parties may object to the Draft Board Order and seek revisions. Once the Draft Board Order is adopted, the Formal Board Hearing begins. Cm occasion, an operator may have a consultant represent the operator or company. In order to represent the applicant or operator, the Board and the Attorney General's Office have requested that consultants complete a notarized form of designation. For copies of this form contact DMG. Contact: Bruce Humphries, Minerals Program Supervisor Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303)832-8106 Page 2 #a1#