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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division has issued a proposed <br />decision to approve a technical revision to the mining and <br />reclamation plan for the Orchard Valley Mine, Permit No. C-81-038, <br />operated by the Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Co., under the <br />provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of <br />1979. The proposed technical revision TR-13 was submitted by Cyprus <br />Orchard Valley Coal Company, on March 1, 1991 for the Orchard <br />Valley Mine. The affected area is located in portions of Sections <br />29 and 32, Township 13 South, Range 91 West, Delta County, <br />Colorado. <br />The revision includes an incidental Boundary change that will add <br />an additional 9.6 acres to the permit area. Also included in this <br />revision is a reclassification of some areas that were previously <br />considered part of the North Fork of the Gunnison alluvial valley <br />floor. The change in designation was based on past studies that <br />show that these deposits do not meet the geologic criteria for <br />alluvial valley floor designation. <br />Copies of the proposed technical revision are available for review <br />at the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division office, 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the Delta <br />County Courthouse, 5th and Palmer, Delta Colorado 81416. The <br />Division has also issued an addendum to the alluvial valley floor <br />portion of the findings of fact; a copy of this document is <br />available at the above mentioned locations. Any person who has an <br />interest which is or may be adversely affected may request a formal <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a formal <br />hearing must be made in writing within ten (10) days of this <br />publication and shall state with reasonable specificity the reasons <br />for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br />