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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application No. 48 (TR-48) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL). In Technical Revision No. 48, BRL is proposing to revise the Hubbazd Creek ventilation shaft project that was approved in Technical Revision No. 47. Instead of one 18 foot finished diameter 600 foot deep shaft, BRL is proposing two 10.5 foot finished diameter 500 foot deep shafts. A pit for drilling mud will be needed but it will be reclaimed immediately after drilling. A rockfall protection berm will also be constructed next to the hillside. The modifications to Technical Revision No. 47 that are proposed in Technical Revision No. 48 will result in a reclamation liability reduction of $39,715.00 The Bowie No. 2 Mine is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles NE of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and private land. The permit azea encompasses approximately 5,304.80 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, aze on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.