Publisher's Affidavit and Proof of Publication
<br />R I` -O B I. A N C O
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<br />592 Main Street, Suite 6 • Meeker, Colorado 81641-0720
<br />Phone (970)8784017 9 FAX (970)878-4016
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
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<br />CO(IIV'I•Y OF RIO BLANCO
<br />JUN j 0 2008
<br />Divts,o1 1 Wand S2tfetY n,
<br />Mining
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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED-DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining 'and; Safety, proposes` to Approve.; ;
<br />Technical Revision' Application No. ,65'
<br />:,(TR-65), for; the , Deserado Mlne (Permit No:
<br />,.C,1981-018), submitted by Blue Mountain
<br />Energy,' Inc. This , revision responds to
<br />questions raised by'the (Division as a re-, t
<br />suit of the midtenn`revieWof the permit.
<br />The Deserado Mine..islian underground 1
<br />coal mine-located in4 R'[b Blanco County, .
<br />approximately, 7" miles northeast of Ran- : i
<br />gely, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal,' i
<br />and the surfaceaffected is Federal and,,1
<br />private wand; The, Pe
<br />rmitarea encompass-
<br />es approximately, 1.1,028.71 acres ,.
<br />This proposed decision I is- based on, a 11 finding that the proposed operation will.
<br />comply with all requirements' of the Cob-urface Cos! ' Mining ? Reclamation 'I
<br />Act, Section_.34 33'101 at - seq C R:S.,
<br />and the regulations promulgated thereun-- !
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<br />Copies of the proposed 'decision, " includ-
<br />Ing stlpulations, ,are on file; for public' in-
<br />spectlon at the Colorado Division of Rec';
<br />'lamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215; I
<br />,Centennial Building,.` 1313 . Sherman
<br />Street, ' Denver, Colorado 180203. Persons-
<br />with an :interest that may be. adversely-
<br />affected by the, proposed' decision `
<br />may
<br />request a .formal hearing, before, the Mined:
<br />Land Reclamation Board on the` proposed
<br />decision. Such . request riust be made
<br />within ten (10) days of the initial publics
<br />l .tion of this. "notice, must,; be in writing;
<br />1 and must state with reasonable; speclfici=`
<br />ty the `reasons for the request and the otr
<br />I jections to the`Proposed decision.
<br />{ Published: June 26, 2008
<br />Rio 8lanoo Herald Times II N y
<br />I, JEFF BURKHEAD, do solemnly swear that I am the
<br />editor acting on behalf of Mitch Bettis, owner/publisher
<br />of the Rio Blanco Herald Times, formerly known as The
<br />Meeker Herald and The Rangely Times weekly
<br />newspapers; that the same is a weekly newspaper
<br />published in the County of Rio Blanco, State of Colorado,
<br />and has a general circulation therein; that said
<br />newspaper has been published continuously and
<br />uninterruptedly in said County of Rio Blanco for a period
<br />of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks next prior to the
<br />first publication of the annexed legal notice or
<br />advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to
<br />the United States mails as second-class matter under the
<br />provision of the Act of March 3, 1579, or any
<br />amendments thereof; and that said newspaper is a weekly
<br />newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and
<br />advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the
<br />State of Colorado.
<br />That the annexed legal notice or advertisement was
<br />published in the regular and entire issue of every number
<br />of said weekly newspaper for the period of
<br />consecutive insertions; and that the first publication of
<br />sa otice was in the issue of said newspaper dated
<br />_jyn,Q,_g__ A.D. 200 , and that the last
<br />publication of said notice was in the ue of said
<br />newspaper dated, ? A.D. 200 .
<br />n witness whereof have hereunto set m hand this
<br />g? day of Q - A.D. 200T
<br />Jeff Burk ead, editor acting on behalf
<br />of Mitch Bettis, owner/publisher
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary public in
<br />and for the County of io Blanco, State of Colorado, this
<br />vwi, a_ day of A., D. 200
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<br />My commission expires O 0TA '
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