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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 41 (TR-41) for the Seneca II Mine (Permit No. C-1980-005), submitted by Seneca Coal <br />Company. This technical revision presents a revised design for postmine channel SIIPM-8. Seneca Coal <br />Company (SCC) proposes to revise the channel design to address continued stability concerns in the <br />upper PM-8 azea of the East Wadge Pit. This technical revision also includes a design for new channel <br />PM-12A and provides supplemental information describing how SCC may use turf reinforcement mats in <br />several postmine channels. <br />The Seneca II Mine is a surface coal mine located in Routt County, approximately 9 miles southeast of <br />Hayden, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal, state and private, and the surface affected is State and private <br />land. The permit area encompasses approximately 3,457.00 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., <br />and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be <br />in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision. <br />