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Implementation Date If no appeals are filed within the 45-day time_period, implementation of the decision may occur on, but not before, 5 business days from the close of the appeal filing period. When appeals are filed, implementation may occur on, but not before, the 15th business day following the date of the last appeal disposition. In relation to the Forest Service role in this project as the federal surface land management agency in the State coal program, the agency will be able to provide the required formal concurrence to the DRMS or OSM as applicable, no sooner than 5 days after the appeal filing period closes. If an appeal is filed, formal concurrence would not occur until after the appeal resolution period described above. Administrative Review or Appeal Opportunities This decision is subject to administrative review (appeal). Parties who have participated in the analysis process by commenting on the DEIS are eligible to appeal pursuant to appeal regulations at 36 CFR Part 215. In accordance with 36 CFR 215.11(d), the operators may appeal this decision, pursuant to appeal regulations at 36 CFR 215 or appeal regulations at 36 CFR 251 Subpart C, but not both. The appeal must be filed (regular mail, fax, a-mail, hand-delivery, or express delivery) with the Appeal Deciding Officer at: For delivery services to a physical street address For U.S. Postal Service delivery Appeals Deciding Officer Appeals Deciding Officer U.S.D.A. Forest Service Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region Region 2, Regional Office 740 Simms Street 740 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401 Golden, Colorado 80401 The office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered appeals are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Electronic appeals must be submitted in a format such as an e- mail message; plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or MSWord (.doc) to meals-rocky-mountain- regional-office(a,fs.fed.us. In cases where no identifiable name is attached to an electronic message, a verification of identity will be required A scanned signature is one way to provide verification. Appeals, including attachments, must be filed within 45 days from the publication date of this notice in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Attachments received after the 45 day appeal period will not be considered. The publication date in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an appeal. Those wishing to appeal this decision should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. Individuals or organizations who expressed interest during the comment period specified at 36 CFR 215.6 may appeal this decision. The notice of appeal must meet the appeal content requirements at 36 CFR 215.14. Contact Person For more information about this project, contact Niccole Mortenson, 2250 Highway 50, Delt<1, CO 81416, phone 970-874-6616, or at nmortenson(a,fs.fed.us. 14