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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to Approval with Conditions Technical Revision Application No. 34 (TR-34) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. In Technical Revision No. 34, Bowie Resources Limited (BRL) is proposing to construct a coal conveyor system to bring B-seam coal from the B-seam portal bench up to the D-seam portal bench for handling through the existing breaker and crushes From there, the coal will be conveyed through the existing downhill conveyor system to the unit train loadout. BRL is also proposing to construct a temporary coal breaker and crusher handling system on the B-seam portal bench until the coal conveyor system is constructed. No new surface land disturbance is proposed in this revision. 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 5,124.60 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, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial Building, ] 313 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.