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3.1 The Review Process <br />3.1.1 Initiation of Renewal <br />3.1.2 Public Notice <br />3.1.3 Application Reviews and Responses <br />3.1.4 Status of Permit Stipulations <br />2. Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve this Application <br />for renewal of a valid existing permit. This decision is based on a finding that the operations will <br />comply with all requirements of the Colorado State Program as found in the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Colorado Revised Statutes 34 -33 -101 et seq., and the Regulations <br />promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a formal hearing is made within thirty (30) <br />days of the first publication of the issuance of this proposed decision, then this decision becomes <br />final. Acceptable surety has been submitted by the applicant. The Application, all supporting <br />documentation and any stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the Permit. <br />3. Summary <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) notified the Coors Energy Company <br />(CEC) on February 1, 2011 that the existing Permit for the Keenesburg Mine would expire on <br />November 3, 2011. CEC responded on April 21, 2011 with an application for permit renewal. <br />The Division deemed the Application complete on April 29, 2011. <br />Public notice of submittal of the Application was published four times in The Fort Lupton Press <br />between May 18, 2011 and June 8, 2011. Notice that the Application was considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing was provided by the Division, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes. • <br />The Application was reviewed for adequacy, and the Division identified nine items requiring <br />update or clarification in a letter to CEC (dated June 27, 2011). CEC provided acceptable <br />responses to all nine items in a submittal dated July 25, 2011. <br />There are no stipulations on this permit at this time. Stipulations 1 through 4, 6 through 16, and <br />18 of the original permit were resolved during the first five -year permit term. Stipulations 19, 22 <br />and 27 were resolved during the second five -year permit term. Stipulations 5, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, <br />25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 were resolved during the third five -year permit term. <br />