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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Renewal <br />Application No. 5 (RN-5), submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Elk Creek <br />and Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022). The proposed renewal will allow for continued <br />mining and/or reclamation operations at the site. <br />The Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine is located in Delta County, just north of Somerset, Colorado, <br />Colorado. Coal interest at this underground mine is Federal and private, and the surface to be affected is <br />Federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 13,429.08 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 />A copy of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance", including any stipulations, is on file for <br />public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 Centennial <br />Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand <br />Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, at the Gunnison County Clerk's Office, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite C, <br />Gunnison, CO 81230, and at the Delta County Clerk's Office, 501 Palmer, Suite 227, Delta, CO 81416. <br />Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal <br />hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made <br />within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with <br />reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.