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• CHRONOLOGY <br />West Elk Mine <br />Federal Leases C-1362 and COC-56447 <br />Mining Plan Decision Document <br />DATE EVENT <br />February 13, 2008 The USDA Deputy Regional Forester reversed the Record of <br />Decision and remanded it back to the Forest Supervisor. <br />March 7, 2008 The USDA Forest Supervisor issued a second Record of Decision <br />for the E Seam Methane Drainage Wells Project. <br />April 28, 2008 Earthjustice et. al. appealed the second Record of Decision to the <br />USDA Deputy Regional Forester. <br />June 2, 2008 The USDA Deputy Regional Forester affirmed the second Record <br />of the Forest Supervisor. <br />June 6, 2008 The USDA Forest Service provided its formal concurrence with <br />the approval of the mining plan with respect to the management of <br />• Federally-owned lands under its control. <br />June 9, 2008 CO-DRMS issues its Proposed Decision for Technical Revision <br />TR-111. <br />June 11, 2008 MCC published in the Delta County Independent the notice of <br />CO-DRMS' proposed decision. <br />June 23, 2008 Earthjustice et. al. appealed CO-DRMS Proposed Decision to the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br />July 9, 2008 The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board held a formal <br />Administrative Hearing on CO-DRMS's June 9, 2008 proposed <br />decision and affirmed the proposed decision. <br />July 9, 2008 CO-DRMS Proposed Decision Technical Revision TR-111 became <br />final. <br />July 17, 2008 OSM's Western Region recommended to the Director, OSM, that <br />the mining plan action be approved. <br /> <br />2