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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 65 (TR-65) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), submitted by Bowie <br />Resources, LLC. In Technical Revision No. 65, Bowie Resources LLC (BRL) is proposing to amend its <br />B-Seam mine plan and also drill one geotechnical hole. Due to adverse mining conditions in the north, <br />BRL is proposing to curtail mining and related surface disturbance operations on Forest Service managed <br />land in the north and construct mains to the west to connect the current Bowie No. 2 Mine workings with <br />future longwall mining further to the west. The proposed mains will pass underneath Terror Creek and <br />underneath the Western Area Power Administration transmission line, between two of the transmission <br />line's towers. The mains are designed to prevent subsidence underneath Terror Creek and the two <br />transmission line towers. BRL is also proposing to room and pillar mine in an area that lies to the north of <br />the current mains and just east of Terror Creek. Finally, BRL is proposing to drill a geotechnical hole for a <br />future vent shaft on the west side of Terror Creek. The coal to be mined and the surface to be disturbed <br />are managed by the Bureau of Land Management. BRL's right to enter is under Federal Coal Lease COC- <br />61209. All proposed mining and surface disturbances are within the current permit area. No increase in <br />coal production or water usage at the mine is proposed in this revision. <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles <br />northeast of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and <br />private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 5,864.80 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 />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203. 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 ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be <br />in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision.