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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 SS.
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am publisher
<br />of the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly news-
<br />paper 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 two con-
<br />secutive insertions; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated February 27th, A.D., 2008,
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated March 5th, A.D., 2008.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />5th day of March, A.D., 2008.
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<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 5th day of March, A.D.,
<br />2008.
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<br />Notary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2009
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane, Delta, CO 81416
<br />PROPOSED DECISION '
<br />The ' Colorado Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety pro-
<br />poses, to approve an application for
<br />a panibl Phase one Bond Release.
<br />(Surety, Release SL-3) submitted by
<br />Bowie kesburcas LLC for the Bowie
<br />No. 1 Mine, Permit Number C-1981-
<br />038: The proposed decision is.based•
<br />on successful completion of uaruc
<br />tural demolition and removal at the:'
<br />Bowie No. 1 Mine unit vain loadout.
<br />Tha mine in an underground coal.,
<br />operation located in Delta County
<br />approxinatelyfour,(4) miles north o'
<br />paonia, Colorado, with the loadout ;
<br />located approAmatey one,: (1) mile'
<br />east-of Paonia, Colorado. The`per"
<br />area corrtaine approximately 8,670
<br />acres. of land within the 'following'
<br />sections:
<br />- Sectionss'1, 2, 10;11,.12;13,,14;
<br />15, 22, 23, 24 and 25
<br />1" hio 13 Sou Rance 92'
<br />Weal. 6th RM.
<br />Sections;' 5,'6,.7,. 8, 17, 18,.,19;
<br />29, 30, 31.and 32''
<br />The permit area is contained with-1 i
<br />in the. U.S. Geological Survey 7.5
<br />minute Bowie anti Gray-. Reservoir
<br />Quadrangle maps. 11
<br />In the partial Phase One Bond
<br />Release, the Division Is. proposing'
<br />to release, a, total, of $1,136,354.00,
<br />for structural demolition and disposal
<br />offsai of-'most; of the facilities at,
<br />the unit train loadout, as detailed
<br />in the Division's Proposed Decision
<br />and Findings of Compliance for the
<br />_ Partial Phase One. Bond Release.
<br />This amount is 60' percent qt 'tare
<br />reclamation liability for the structural.' ,.
<br />demolition, tasks perfomfed..at, thaY,Y
<br />site.";-There is enough reclamation
<br />bond.money'retained to perform the
<br />remaining reciamation tasks at the
<br />Bowie No. I Mine. • . m
<br />A rropy of the 'Proposed Decision
<br />end Findings. of Compliance' Is
<br />on file for public inspection at the
<br />Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining and Safety,' Roog):21.5
<br />Centennial- Building, 1313 Shemlan :
<br />Street, Deriver, Colorado 80203, at'
<br />the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand +
<br />= Avenue, Paonia, Co 81428 and at.
<br />Me Delta County Clerk's Office, 5th
<br />& Palmer, Delta;.CO 81416. Any per-
<br />son with a valid legal interest which
<br />might be adVersety aflected by this
<br />proposed decision may request a for
<br />mat public hearing before the Mined
<br />Land Reclamation Board in aooOr-
<br />dance with Rule 3.03.2(6). Requests.
<br />_for a public hearing must be received
<br />by' the Division- within thirty digs
<br />of the first publication in the DAft
<br />county Independent The request
<br />must be in writing and must state;
<br />with, reasonable specificity, the Me-
<br />sons for requesting such a hearing.
<br />All requests must be submitted to the
<br />Colorado DNrsion of Reclamation,
<br />Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman
<br />Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado,
<br />80203: If no hearing is, requested
<br />within those thirty days; the Division's
<br />decisidh will become final.'
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent. February 27 and Match
<br />5, 2008.. .
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