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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Renewal <br />Application No. 2 (RN-2), submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or reclamation <br />operations at the site. The proposed renewal will also increase the reclamation cost estimate by $187,763.00 <br />to $7,875,709.92. The current reclamation bond held by the Division is $7,906,551.00. <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine is located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado, <br />Colorado. Coal interest at this underground mine is Federal and private, and the surface to be affected is <br />Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 5,285.60 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements <br />of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., and the <br />regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />A copy of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance", including any stipulations, is on file for <br />public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 Centennial <br />Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 and at the Delta County Clerk's Office, 501 Palmer, Delta, Colorado 81416. <br />Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal <br />hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made <br />within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with <br />reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />