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consider the petition for party status during the Formal Hearing set to <br /> consider the application. <br /> As a party to an application under review, you have certain rights and <br /> responsibilities not afforded a non-party. For example, as a party, you have the <br /> right to sue or be sued in District Court on matters surrounding an application's <br /> review and the Board's decision on the application. (For a complete list of a party's <br /> rights and responsibilities, please see attached Rule 2.7.3.) If, for any reason, you <br /> want to withdraw as a party, you must do so in writing. You may withdraw as a <br /> party prior to the time of the Board hearing set to consider the matter. (The Office <br /> has included within this packet a form for you to use if you choose to withdraw as <br /> a party.) <br /> Even if you choose to not to be a party or withdraw your party status, you may still <br /> address the Board on matters of concern to you during the public comment portion <br /> of the Formal Board Hearing. However, in this case, you will not preserve or be <br /> entitled to the rights of a party as detailed in Rule 2.7.3. <br /> The Board does not make land use decisions. The Board's decision to approve or <br /> deny an application is based on whether the application minimally meets the <br /> technical and engineering requirements of the Act and Rules 3.1 and 6. Therefore, <br /> to the extent possible, your comments and presentations to the Board should be <br /> technically based. It is also helpful, when you can, provide the Board with <br /> possible solutions or suggestions as to how the application may be conditioned to <br /> solve or mitigate your concerns. However, it must be within the Board's <br /> jurisdiction. <br /> For a small fee, you may obtain a copy of the Rules and Regulations from the <br /> office, in order to review the requirements of Rules 3.1 and 6. They are also <br /> available on the internet at: http://mining.co.us/. <br /> THE ROLE OF OTHER AGENCIES: <br /> As part of the adequacy review process, when an application is received and <br /> considered filed, the Office sends a notice of the filing of an application to various <br /> local, state and federal agencies. These include the county commissioners and <br /> planning and zoning departments, the Division of Wildlife, the Colorado <br /> Department of Public Health and the Environment, the Office of the State <br /> Engineer, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U. S. Army Corp of <br /> 4 <br />