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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Nfinerals and Geology proposes to withdraw Technical Revision Applications No. 6 (TR-6) and No. 7 (TR-07) for the Bowie No. 2 Ivtine (Permit No. C-96-083) and Technical Revision No. 30 (TR-30) for the Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-81-038). submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. Technical Revision No. 6 would have allowed for the construction of a coal conveyor, coal storage area and a truck loadout and the relocation of one sedimentation pond at the Bowie No. 2 lv[ine. Technical Revision No. 7 would have permitted longwall mining within the curren[ly approved Bowie No. 2 permit area and an increase in produc[ion from 2 million tons per year to ~ million tons per year. Technical Revision No. 30 would have allowed for an increase in the annual produc[ion at the Bowie No. 1 train loadout from the Curren[ maximum permitted 1.7 million tons to a maximum of 4 million tons. It is understood by the Division that the issues in Technical Revisions Nos. 6 and 7 will be proposed aeain by Bowie Resources in one forthcoming permit revision. It is also understood by the Division that Technical Revision No. 30 will be resubmitted as a technical revision a[ a later date. Upon the complete submittal of this forthcoming permit revision and technical revision, public notices in this newspaper will announce the appropriate public comment periods. The Bowie No. 2 iYiine is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is private, and the surface affected is private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 2,327.0 acres. The Bowie No. 1 Mine is an underground mine located in Delta County, approximately 3 miles north of Paonia, Colorado. The Bowie No. 1 Mine loadout is located about 2 miles east of Paonia, Colorado, adjacent to Highway 133. Coal interest is federal and private, and the surface affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 8,149.0 acres. Copies of the proposed decision are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial Buildin„ 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 Board 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.