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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 Blue Mountain Energy, Inc for a coal mining permit at the <br />Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or <br />reclamation operations at the site. <br />The Deserado Mine is located in Rio Blanco County, approximately 7 miles northeast of Rangely, <br />Colorado, Colorado. Coal interest at this underground mine is Federal, and the surface to be affected is <br />Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 11,788.71 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 Rio Blanco County Clerk's Office, <br />P.O. Box I, Meeker, CO 81641. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must <br />be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to <br />the proposed decision.