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Delta County
<br />,independent
<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 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 12th, A.D., 2011,
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated January 12th, A.D., 2011.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />12th day of Janaury, A.D., 2011.
<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 12th day of January A.D.,
<br />2011.
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<br />otary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2013
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<br />NOTICE OPPROPOSED
<br />DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation; -
<br />Mining ; and-,safety' " proposes, ; to
<br />Approve technical Re"vision
<br />Application No. 123 (Tit-123) f6hhe',
<br />West Elk Mine (Permit,No. C-1980=
<br />007), submitted'by'Mountairr:Coa1,.
<br />Company, LLC. The mine operator,
<br />proposes to'update'the mining permit "
<br />application'with the 20.tvdrilling;plah
<br />formethane drainage wells-(MDWs).
<br />The MDWs and their access roads
<br />will be located on •U.S:; Forest
<br />Service: land. The MDWs'and iheir
<br />,access, roads have been previously
<br />approved, although" changes, are
<br />proposed in the locations of some. of
<br />,these MDWsi and roads.''. " ,
<br />The West Elk Mine is:an underground
<br />coalmine located. in - Gunnison
<br />County; ? &rozimately 9. miles east
<br />of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is
<br />Federal and private, and the surf ace
<br />affected is Federal and.private land.
<br />Th'e . permit". 'area.-, 'encompasses.
<br />.approximately 17j54.90 acres.' 1-.
<br />This proposed, decision is Based on
<br />a finding that the proposed operation
<br />will comply with all requirements'of
<br />the Colorado. Surface "Coal"Mining'
<br />Reclamation Act,-Seedtion.34-33`101;
<br />et, seq., C.R:S.; and the regulations
<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 Sharman . Street;
<br />Denver, :Colorado 80203.; .'Persons
<br />with an interest that maybe a - dversely .
<br />affected by the proposed decision
<br />'may request a formal hearing before
<br />the Mined Land Reclamation Board .
<br />on the proposed decision: " Such
<br />request must be made, within' ten I
<br />(10) days of the initial publication of
<br />this notice, must be in writing, and
<br />must state with reasonable specificity
<br />the reasons for the request, afid'the
<br />objections to the proposed decision.
<br />'Published in''the..Delte Qounty
<br />independent January 12, 2011.:
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