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14. The Board concluded on January 26, 1994 that the temporary relief sought by Basin was consistent with the expressed legislative intent to "allow for the continued development of the surface coal mining operation in this state, while requiring those persons involved in surface coal mining operations to reclaim land affected by such operations...", Section 102 of the Act, Section 34-33-102, C.R.S.. 15. The Board concluded on January 26, 1994 that it had the authority under the temporary relief provisions of Rule 2.07.4(3)(d) to allow Basin to continue to operate under the terms of existing permits C-81-012 and C-81-013 during the 30-0ay public comment period on the Division's proposed decisions renewing those permits andlor until the Maroh, 1994 monthly Board meeting should an interested person request a formal hearing on either or both of the proposed decisions. 16. The Board sigrred into effect on January 26, 1994 an order that allowed as a temporary relief measure Basin to continue mining, coal preparation, coal shipping, and ancillary activities at the New Blk and Golden Eagle Mines. The Board Order further allowed those activities to continue under the terms of permits C-81-012 and C-81-013 until the March 1994 Board meeting or the expiration of the 30-0ay public comment period, and subsequent notice to Basin that the proposed decision to renew the permits had become final decisions pursuant to Rule 2.07.4(3)(c), pertaining to the Division's public notices of its proposed decision, if no request was made for a formal public hearing on the Division's Proposed decisions to renew the permits.. - -- -. - 17. The Division received a request for formal public bearing from Raton West on February 24, 1994 regarding the Division's proposed decision to renew the permit for the Golden Eagle Mine. - 18. No comments regarding the Division's proposed decision to renew the New Elk Mine permit were' submitted to the Division during the public comment period following the Division's publication of its notice to approve renewal of the permit. The decision to approve the renewal of the permit became final on Febnrary 26, 1994. The Division issued the permit for the New Elk Mine on February 28, 1994. 19. The Division scheduled a Formal Public Hearing on March 4, 1994, to be conducted during the March 23-24, 1994 Board Meeting regarding the Division's proposed decision to renew the Golden Eagle Mine permit. All parties that had submitted wmri-ents regarding the proposed decision were notified on March 4, 1994 of the scheduling of the formal public hearing. 20. The Division received on Marob 16, 1994 from Raton West a inquest to continue the formal public hearing regarding the-Division's proposed decision to renew the Golden Eagle Mine permit from the March 1994 Board meeting to the April 1994 Board meeting.