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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 52 (TR-52) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), submitted by Bowie <br />Resources, LLC. In Technical Revision No. 52 (TR-52), Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to drill <br />thirteen methane degas wells in support of future mining in the northern section of the permit area, around <br />Sheep Corral Gulch and Dove Gulch. Along with the drill holes, there will be about 22.5 acres of surface <br />disturbance from the construction of associated drill pads and light use roads. Also included in TR-52 is a <br />generic drilling mud pit design for the incised pits that will hold the drilling fluids. Right of entry is <br />through Federal Coal Lease COC-61209. All of the disturbance proposed in TR-52 is on land that is <br />managed by the USDA-Forest Service. All of the proposed disturbance is within the approved permit <br />area and will be bonded for reclamation. <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles <br />northeast of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and <br />private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 5,304.80 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., <br />and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be <br />in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision.