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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve Technical <br />Revision Application No. 88 (TR-88) for the West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-80-007), <br />submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. MCC proposes an update and revision <br />of their hydrologic monitoring program. <br />The West Elk Mine is an underground coal mine located in Gunnison County, <br />approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private, <br />and the surface affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses <br />approximately 7,840.0 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply <br />with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section <br />34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public <br />inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial <br />Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest <br />that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing <br />before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request <br />must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in <br />writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the <br />objections to the proposed decision. <br />