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arbitrary or capricious, violative of constitutional rights, or constitutes an abuse of discretion. Administrative proceedings are accorded a presumption of regularity. Van Sickle v. Boyes 797 P.2d 1267 (Colo. 1990). The burden of showing reversible error is upon the party asserting the error. Anderson v. Colorado State Dept. of Personnel, 756 P.2d 969, 978 (Colo. 1988). The decision of the Board may not be reversed on judicial review based on a procedural error unless the substantial rights of the Plaintiffs are prejudiced by the Board's en•or. Wunder v. Department ofRevenue, Motor Vehicle Div., 867 P.2d 178, 181 (Colo.App. 1993). II. The Mine Reclamation Permitting Process Any person or entity that intends to conduct an operation to mine construction materials in Colorado, including sand and/or gravel, must first apply for and obtain a reclamation permit from the Board or Division of Minerals and Geology, Office of Mined Land Reclamation (hereinafter Division) pursuant to § 34-32.5-109(1), C.R.S. of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials (hereinafter "Reclamation Act"). Four States applied to the Division for a reclamation permit, in accordance with § 34- 32.5-112, C.R.S. of the Reclamation Act.3 Once Four States applied for the pertnit, it was also obligated to make a copy of the application available for public inspection at the office of the Boazd and the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Montezuma County, where its proposed operation would be located. § 34-32.5-112(9)(a), C.R.S. Four States was also 3The Reclamation Act authorizes four types of reclamation permits, depending on the size, intended life of the mine and purpose of the operation or the purpose of the material to be mined. § 34-32.5-110, 111, 112, 113, C.R.S. Four States sought a reclamationpermit for the largest type of mining operation under § 34-32.5-112, C.R.S.