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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.. I5. 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-day public comment period on the Division's proposed decisions renewing those permits and/or until the March, 1994 monthly Boatel meeting should an interested person request a formal hearing on either or both of the proposed decisions. 16. The Board signed 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 Elk and Golden Eagle Mines. The Board Order further allowed those activities to continue under the tenors 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 purposed 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 hearing 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 February 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 Mareh 4, 1994, to be conducted during the Mareh 23-24, 1994 Board Meeting regarding the Division's proposed decision to renew the Golden Eagle Mine permit. All parties that had submitted comments regarding the proposed decision were notified on March 4, 1994 of the scheduling of the formal public hearing. 20. The Division received on March 16, 1994 from Raton West a request 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.