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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. 15 (TR-15) for the Blue Ribbon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-047), submitted by MINREC, <br />Inc. In Technical Revision No. 15, MINREC is proposing to revise the reclamation plan for ponds 4 and <br />5 so that only a portion of the pond embankments are backfilled into the ponds. Also, MINREC intends <br />to add a soil loss comparison into the permit to show that the sediment ponds can be removed. <br />The Blue Ribbon Mine is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 8 miles <br />northeast of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Private <br />land. The permit area encompasses approximately. 340.80 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.