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S <br /> <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application <br />No. 38 (TR-38) for the Bowie Mine No. 1 (Permit No. C-1981-038), submitted by Bowie Resources <br />Limited. Approval of this revision would permit the drilling of one methane monitoring drill hole and [he <br />construction of its associated light use road. The monitoring hole location is in the vicinity of the west <br />mine and will be used to monitor the pressure within the Bowie No. 1 mine underground workings. The <br />proposed drill pad and road are located on Bureau of Land Management land within Federal Coal Lease <br />C-37210, in Sections 15, 22, and 23 of T13S. R92W. The 6 inch diameter drill hole will be <br />approximately 770 feet deep. The light use road will be 16 feet wide and 2300 feet in length. The total <br />disturbance of the drill pad and road will be about 1.2 acres, with silt fence being utilized for sediment <br />control. The drill hole and the road will be reclaimed after use. <br />The Bowie Mine No. 1 is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 3 miles north <br />of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and private <br />land. The permit area encompasses approximately 8,670.00 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, er 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 Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203. Persons with an interestthat may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may <br />request a formal hearing before [he Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such <br />request must be made within ten (]0) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and <br />must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed <br />decision. <br />