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PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF LAS ANIMAS} SS Aileen Hood, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that she is the authorized agent of The Chronicle-News, daily newspaper of general circulation which is published and circulated in the City of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, that said newspaper is a newspaper of general circulation complying with all of the requirements of Articles I to VII, Chapter 130, 1935, Colorado Statutes Annotated, and all other laws of said State, and that said legal / notice has been so published for the period of time prescribed in said newspaper proper and not a supplement, the fir t publication of which was mad on the> day of c? , 2009, and published thereafter on and final publi tion thereof was in the issue dat the day of .2009. --- 01 3_1_1__Zk1__Ce/11_7 RECEIVED MAY 14 2009 ?,trtation, Di Mining ng and Salety Mining NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application No. 50 (TR-50) for the New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012), submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. The applicant is proposing to add the two Apache Canyon ventila- tion shafts into the permit area. Due to the remote nature of these two capped ventilation shafts, the permit boundary must be expanded by 698 acres. The shafts will be intake air only and no facilities or power are required at either location. Ventilation shafts will also be rehabilitated at the West Mine area, part of the original mine facilities located adja- cent and south of Highway 12. The New Elk Mine is a underground coal mine located in Las Animas County, approximately 25 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. Coal interest is both private and State owned and the surface affected is also both pri- vately owned and State owned as part of the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area. Including the lands added by this revision, the permit area encompasses approximately 1,598.00 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed opera- tion will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Min- ing Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regula- tions promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be a adversely af- fected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such re- quest must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. Published April 21, 2009 Subscribed and -? day of A.iD.. 2009. before me this My commission expires on November 18, 2012