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112778-1 NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, 'Mining and Safety proposes to Ap- prove Technical Revision Application No. 90 (TR-90) for the Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019), submit- ted by Colowyo Coal Company L.P. Ownership of the land affected by TR-90 is federal, state, and private. -The application provides a technical demonstration that runoff from a 2.7-acre topsoil stockpile and a 0.4-acre access road will meet effluent limitations and water quality require- ments for downstream waters, without a sediment control pond or other treat- ment. The application also provides documentation that an electric power transmission line owner has no objec- tions to the mine operator's application for Phase III (final) bond release in the area along the transmission line right-of-way. The bond release appli- cation, file SL-05, has been submitted separately from the application for TR-90. The Colowyo Coal Mine is a surface coal mine located in Moffat County, approximately 28 miles south of Craig, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal, and the surface affected is Federal, state and private land. The permit area en- compasses approximately 12,250.95 acres. -This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Recla- mation Act, Section 34 33 101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promul- gated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, in- cluding stipulations, are on file for pub- lic inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the pro- posed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Recla- mation Board on the proposed deci- sion. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publi- cation of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specif- icity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed deci- sion. Published in The Craig Daily Press Publication Date: May 20, 2011 10262984