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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve Technical Revision Application No. <br />36 (TR-36) for the New Horizon Ntine (Permit No. C-81-008), submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado. <br />This revision allows the mine an alternative to actual harvesting of crops to achieve performance standards <br />associated with irrigated and dryland pastures. <br />The New Horizon Mine is a surface coal mine located in Montrose County, approximately 3 miles <br />northwest of Nucla. Coal interest is private, and the surface affected is private land. The permit area <br />encompasses approximately 68.9 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements <br />of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the <br />regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado <br />Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial Building, 131'3 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may <br />request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such <br />request must be made within ten (] 0) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and <br />must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed <br />decision. <br />