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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />( OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />NOTICE OF A DECISION AND AVAILABILITY <br />OF BOTH ?. TECHNICAL A.YALYSIS AND AN <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR, <br />COLORADO WESTMORELAND, INC. <br />PERMANENT PROGRAM PERMIT <br />ORCHARD VALLEY MINE <br />DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO <br />The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface `fining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), has approved, vith stipulations, a ~-year <br />permit for Colorado Westmoreland, Inc, to mine coal at its Orchard Valley Mine. <br />The Orchard Valley Mine underground coal mine is located in Delta County, <br />Colorado, approximately 5 miles northwest of Paonia, Colorado. The mine has <br />been in operation since 1975. The proposed permit area will cover <br />approximately 2,300 acres, approximately 77.2 of which have been disturbed to <br />date. There will be no additional surface disturbance. Maximum mine <br />production is at a rate of 1.2 million tons of coal over 5 years. <br />Any person with an interest which is or may be adversely affected by this <br />Federal permit approval action may request an adjudicatory hearing on the <br />final decision within 30 days after publication of this notice, in accordance <br />with Section 514(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act <br />\- (SMCBA). Any hearing will be governed by provisions of 5 U.S.C. Section 554. <br />A petition for review of the OSM decision should be submitted to: <br />Hearings Division <br />Office of Hearings and Appeals <br />U.S. Department of the Interior <br />4015 Nilson Boulevard <br />Arlington, Virginia 22203 <br />Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Sections 1501.4(c) and 1506.6, notice is hereby given <br />that Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division has completed a technical <br />analysis (TA) for the mining and reclamation plan (MRP) for the Orchard Valley <br />Mlne, Delta County, Colorado. OSM has supplemented this TA with its own <br />environmental assessment (EA). OSM's recommendation to approve Colorado <br />Westmoreland, Inc. MRP and Che permit application with stipulations is in <br />accordance with Sections 510 and 523 of SMCRA. OSM's analysis is that no <br />significant environmental inpacts would result from such approval. <br />Both the TA and the EA are available for public review at the following <br />locations: <br />L <br />