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Delta County
<br />nde )endent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
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<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA ss.
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am publisher of the
<br />Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly newspaper print-
<br />ed, in whole or in part, and published in the County of Delta, State of
<br />Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of Delta
<br />for a period of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks prior to the first
<br />publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement; that said
<br />newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-
<br />class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all
<br />amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper
<br />duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within
<br />the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal
<br />notice or advertisment was published in the regular and entire issue two
<br />consecutive insertions; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated June 4th, A.D., 2008, and
<br />that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated June 11th, A.D., 2008.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />11th day of June, A.D., 2008.
<br />2a,?n6? ?L?_ -
<br />General manager
<br />of said
<br />Delta County Independent.
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary
<br />Public in and for the County of Delta,
<br />State of Colorado, this 11th day of June, A.D.,
<br />2008. Notary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2009
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane, Delta, CO 81416
<br />RECEIVED
<br />JUN 1 b NUO
<br />Division of rcedamation,
<br />Mining and Safety
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED ,
<br />DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division'of Reclamation:
<br />technical Revision Applicatiop, No
<br />111 (TR-111) for the.West Elk Mine-
<br />(Permit' No. , C-1980.007.), , submitted.
<br />by. Mountain 'Coal Company, 4C..
<br />The operator proposes a, conceptual
<br />plan for, drilling methane - drainage
<br />wells to the mine's underground work=
<br />togs in longwall panel E-1: Penal, E-1'
<br />was previously approved fogmining" in
<br />Permit Revision; 10. This conceptual
<br />drilijrtg plan,proposes, in approxtmaje
<br />numbers; ih4 construction of 8 access
<br />roads end' i4 driilpads,"`Prom which
<br />16. wells .will be drilled. The agg-.
<br />gate,'ie surface'distlrrbance will be'
<br />approximately 1 t) acres, all oil National
<br />Forest lands: The'precL%locations of
<br />the roads,: drillpads ;,and-'wella. for,
<br />paiel,E 1; anti ttie amount of`required
<br />reclgrnation'bond; are. proposed to,66
<br />the-June
<br />by,the;mirie plan; modifications.
<br />to TRltp". ';
<br />ision conaOio,nally accepts this;
<br />['a's proof of" right otuentry,,
<br />under 36 CIF R: 215.9(b). This approy-.
<br />al does'not authorize any action: on;
<br />the ground: the division" provides
<br />this conditional'approval'to;allbw'the'
<br />next ieviews;by'OSM and the l1SDIC.
<br />Aasistaitt„Secretary for,' , ri
<br />= Lan_ and ',
<br />the applicam;. timely and successful'
<br />completiorf, f this review wiil lead to-
<br />proper' ventilation'of`tfie,,mine and
<br />reduce'the risk poseb to tFie'miners`
<br />by the elevated methane levels at the. 1
<br />currem'time. f`ik•.
<br />Any appeal of th'6 L SFS oonseht.or•'
<br />modifications.to'this c_ortsent'before'
<br />the conclusion of :the 1Yday; imple'
<br />ineritation:period'may"be.grounds for
<br />,the Di isloi to rescind its conditional
<br />approval
<br />The West Elk'Mine,is an'undeygrourd
<br />coat mine' locatea'fm.Gunriigon County,
<br />approximately mites east of i5aonia;
<br />Colorado. Coal interest iv Federal'
<br />'And priyate,:and'the'surfece affected:'
<br />is Federal and private land.-:The per,
<br />mif'area encompasses approximate
<br />y;.
<br />-17,154.90 acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based on.-;
<br />a finding that the proposed opera kin- ,
<br />.wilt compiy.with' all requirements of
<br />the 'Colorado Surface Coal, Mining'
<br />Reclamation Act; Section 34-33.1Q1;=i
<br />et seq., C.R.S., and'tfib regulations
<br />promulgated thereunder`:.. ' " . , .
<br />Copies' of the proposed decisiok
<br />including 'stipulations; are on, file for .
<br />public inspection At the Colorado
<br />Division' of: Reclamation, Mining
<br />and Satety,: ;Room .215; +Centennial
<br />Building; ,1313., Sherman.- Street',
<br />DenVei, Colorado' 60203:` Persons'
<br />with an mterest that,may he adversely
<br />affected tiy.the proposed'` decision
<br />may request a fo'rrnal hearing before,
<br />the Mined Land Reclamation Board on
<br />the proposed decision 'Such, request
<br />must he made ,within ;ten,(10) days
<br />of the initial publicatiorr of_this notice,
<br />must be in writing; and must state with
<br />reasonable specificity the reasons for.
<br />the,request,and. the obtections to the
<br />proposed decision:,
<br />Published in the Delta 'Bounty,
<br />Independent"June 11,
<br />2808,,;
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