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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. 1 (TR-1) for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine (Permit No. C-2009-087), submitted by Sage <br />Creek Coal Company, LLC. The operator proposes to modify the facility plans in the area near the <br />approved portal site. The application proposes the relocation of the coal handling facilities pad and access <br />road, and relocation of the upper coal stockpile sump to an area closer to the new pad. No changes are <br />proposed to the total amount of material to be removed for portal excavation and no additional <br />disturbance is proposed. <br />The Peabody Sage Creek Mine is a underground coal mine located in Routt County, approximately 9 <br />miles southeast of Hayden. Coal interest is Federal, state and private, and the surface affected is Federal, <br />state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 10,164.00 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.