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<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA Iss.
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent, that the same is a weekly
<br />newspaper 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 of every
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con-
<br />secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated January 27th, A.D., 2010,
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated January 27th, A.D., 2010.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />27th day of January, A.D., 2010.
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<br />General manager of said Delta County Independent
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the
<br />County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 27th day of January A.D.,
<br />2010.
<br />Notary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2013
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<br />Division of h.;_._.,,lation,
<br />Mining and Safety
<br />NOTICE OFPROPOSED
<br />bECISION. -
<br />The. Colorado Division of
<br />Reclarilation,-Mining and. Safety pro-
<br />poses to. Approve Technical Revision
<br />Application. No. 52,, (TR-52) for the.
<br />Bowie, No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-
<br />1981-038), submitted. by -Bowie
<br />'-Resources, LLC. This 'proposed
<br />revision will allow for the. cessation
<br />of quarterly inspections of the west
<br />ridge coalmine waste disposal site.
<br />Rules of the Colorado Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board state that inspec
<br />(ions may be terminated when the,
<br />coal mine waste bank has been grad-
<br />ed; covered; topsoil has been distrib_ '
<br />uted on the waste bank; and reveg
<br />etated.' , Final portion 'of the West
<br />Ridge Coal Mine waste .disposal site
<br />were graded, covered, topsoiled and
<br />reseeded in 2008.;
<br />I: The Bowie.No. 1 Mine is an under=
<br />ground coal mine located in Delia
<br />County, approximately 3 'miles north
<br />.of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest
<br />is:Federal and private, add the sur
<br />face affected is Federal and private
<br />land. 'The permit area encompasses
<br />approximately 8,670.00 acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based on
<br />a finding; that the proposedope'ration
<br />will comply with all requirements of
<br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining'
<br />Reclamation. Act, Section 34-33=101,
<br />jet seq., C. R.,S.,, and, the, regulations
<br />promulgated thereunder.
<br />Copies of the _ proposed -decision,
<br />including stipulations, are, on file for'
<br />public inspection. at the Colorado `
<br />Division of Reclamation, ..Mining,
<br />and Safety, Room 215; Centennial
<br />'Building, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado.-80203. Persons
<br />with an interest-that may be adverse-
<br />;lyaffected by;the proposed decision
<br />may request a formal hearing before
<br />the Mined; Land Reclamation Board-
<br />' on the proposed decisiom Such.:
<br />request must be, made .within ten,
<br />(10) days of the initial publication of
<br />this notice; must be i0 writing, and
<br />muststate with reasonable specificity...
<br />,the reasons for, the requesf and the-
<br />objections to the proposed' decision;
<br />_ Published 'in the Delta County,
<br />Independent January 27, 2910.
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