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R <br />3. The Operator appealed the Division's determination through the appeals process set forth <br />in Construction Materials Rule 1.4.11. That rule authorizes anyone who can demonstrate <br />that he/she has been adversely affected or aggrieved by an action of the Division, and <br />whose interests are legally protected, to petition the Board for a hearing. <br />4. On Mazch 14, 2007, the Boazd heazd the Operator's appeal. After considering the <br />evidence presented, the Boazd denied the appeal and issued a cease and desist order <br />requiring the Operator to amend the permit to incorporate all lands affected by the mining <br />operation. The Boazd also found the Operator in violation of Section 34-32.5-116(4)(1) of <br />the Act by failing to protect areas outside of the affected land from slides or damage <br />during mining operations. <br />The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Sections 34-32.5-104 and 34-32.5- <br />107 of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials, <br />Section 34-32.5-101 et seq. C.R.S. (2006) ("Act"). <br />6. Pursuant to Construction Materials Rule 2.9, any party to a hearing may petition the Board <br />to reconsider its decision. Such petitions must set forth a clear and thorough explanation <br />of the grounds justifying reconsideration, including but not limited to new and relevant <br />facts not known at the time of the original hearing. <br />On April 13, 2007, after receiving the Board's written order, the Operator filed a timely <br />petition asking the Boazd to reconsider its prior decision. The Operator azgues that the <br />proposed subtraction of 5.60 acres and the proposed addition of 5.60 acres constitute a <br />"minor effect" upon the approved reclamation plan and that it therefore meets the <br />definition of a technical revision. The Operator supplied acknowledged and/or notarized <br />letters from adjacent landowners showing they had received notice of the proposed permit <br />Mesa Sandstone Petition for Reconsideration <br />M-2006-009 <br />