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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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<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 Aug. 3rd, A.D., 2011, and
<br />that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated Aug. 3rd, A.D., 2011.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
<br />3rd day of Aug., A.D., 2011.
<br />General manager of said Delta County Independent
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for
<br />the County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 3rd day of Aug. A.D.,
<br />2011.
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<br />o tary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2013
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Mountain Coal Company, L.C.C.:
<br />(MCC), P.O. Box 591, Somerset, CO
<br />81434, (970) 929 -5015, has filed a
<br />complete application for Technical
<br />Revision No. TR -127 to MCC's Min-
<br />ing and Reclamation Permit No.'
<br />C -80 -007 with the Colorado Mined
<br />Land Reclamation Board (Board),
<br />under the provisions of the Colo-
<br />rado Surface Coal Mining Reclama-
<br />tion Act of 1979. The permit was
<br />originally issued by, the Board in
<br />July 1981;, and subsequently re-
<br />this newed in August 1986, January
<br />1993 (effective - August 1991), July
<br />1996, July 2001, and April 2007
<br />(effective 2006.) The current
<br />five -year permit term. expires July
<br />31, 2011 and is in the process of
<br />renewal.. The West Elk Mine five -
<br />year permit area contains lands in
<br />Sections 9 -11, 13 -36, T13S, R9OW,
<br />6th PM; and Sections 23 -26, T13S,
<br />R911N, 6fh PM, and Sections 1 -5 ,
<br />8 -12, T14S, R9OW,6th PM in Delta
<br />and Gunnison Counties.- The loca-
<br />tion of the lands can be found on
<br />the USGS 7.5 minute Somerset and
<br />Minnesota Pass Quadrangle Topo-
<br />graphic Maps. The current permit
<br />area encompasses. approximately
<br />- 17,154.9 acres.
<br />This Technical Revision is to revise
<br />the design of the approved RPE
<br />East refuse pile to include -in -place
<br />colluvium''and a'constructed subd-
<br />rainage system. This technical
<br />• revision will not result in any new
<br />surface 'disturbing' activities nor
<br />increase in coal production above
<br />currently permitted levels.
<br />Copies of the technical revision ap-
<br />plication are available for review at
<br />the. Colorado Division 'of Reclama-
<br />tion, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS)
<br />office, Centennial 'Building, 1313
<br />Sherman Street, Room 215,
<br />Denver, Colorado; .80203, phone
<br />(3031.866 -3567, and the Gunnison
<br />County ' Planning - Office, 221 N.,
<br />Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison, ,CO
<br />81230. Comments or objections
<br />concerning the revision application -
<br />should be directed to the CDRMS
<br />at the above address not later than
<br />10 days after the' date'.of.publica-
<br />'tion of this 'notice in order to be
<br />considered. '.
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent August 3, "2011.
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