Delta County
<br />[,ndependent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA Iss.
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent, that the same is a weekly
<br />newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con-
<br />secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated December 17th, A.D., 2008,
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated December 17th, A.D., 2008.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />17th day of December, A.D., 2008.
<br />?Z__J Lj l
<br />General manager 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 17th day of December
<br />A.D., 2008.
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<br />Notary Public
<br />RECEIVED
<br />DEC 2 9 2008
<br />Division of Reciamation,
<br />Mining and Safety
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED
<br />DECISION
<br />The Colorado: Division' of R,eclamation,.
<br />Min?4 and,Safety proposes to Approve
<br />Te§imical .,Revision Application No.
<br />tt_? (TR 175) for the West Elk Mine
<br />(Permit No. C-1980-007), submitted.. k
<br />by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. The
<br />operator proposes to update design,;'
<br />calculations and;maps for ditches and
<br />culverts in the surface facilities areas
<br />of the mine.
<br />The West Elk Mine is an underground
<br />coal mine located in Gunnison County,
<br />approximately 9 miles east of Paonia,
<br />Colorado. Coal interest is Federal
<br />and private, and the surface affected
<br />is Federal and private land. The per-
<br />mit area.encompasses approximately
<br />17,154.90 acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based OW
<br />a finding that the proposed operation
<br />will comply. with all requirements 'of,,.
<br />.the Colorado Surface Coal Mining
<br />Reclamation Act..Section"34-33-101,:
<br />at seq., C.PIZ and the regulations
<br />promulgated tlfiereunder.
<br />Copies of the. proposedecision,
<br />including stipulations, are on fle=for
<br />public inspection at the Colorado.
<br />Division of Reclamation ; Oining,
<br />and fety--Room 21%?iCentennial .p
<br />Builn,? ,','1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver,-. Colorado, 80203] Persons
<br />with an -interest that may be adversely
<br />aff t? 1 .by%tF?e proposed decision 11 rr);rquest?a format hearing before
<br />tli? lAired Land Reclamation Board on
<br />thi nrbaosed decision.. Such request
<br />niy: de made within ten "il )days!
<br />ofah,, inital:pubiication of this`n tice,
<br />must oe in writing, and must state with
<br />reasonable specificity the reasons for
<br />the request and the objections to the
<br />proposed decision.
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent December 17, 2008
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2009
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane, Delta, CO 81416
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