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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 MINREC, Inc. for a coal mining permit at the North Thompson <br />Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-025). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or <br />reclamation operations at the site. <br />The North Thompson Creek Mine is located in Garfield County, approximately 10 miles southwest of <br />Carbondale, Colorado, Colorado. Coal interest at this underground mine is Federal and private, and the <br />surface to be affected is Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 3,336.00 <br />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, and at the Garfield County Clerk's Office, 109 <br />8th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-3355. Persons with an interest that may be <br />adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the <br />initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons <br />for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.