2011-09-16_REVISION - C1981033 (12)

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Notice of Proposed Decision The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to increase the reclamation liability amount for the Bear No. 3 Mine due to increases in the costs for future reclamation activities. The Division is proposing to increase the reclamation liability amount from $130,391.00 to $146,617.66, an increase of $16,226.66. The permittee for the Bear No. 3 Mine, permit number C- 1981 -033, is the Bear Coal Company. The Bear No. 3 Mine is an underground coal operation undergoing reclamation and is located in Gunnison County immediately south and east of the town of Somerset, Colorado. The North Fork of the Gunnison River and State Highway 133 are located just north of the mine site. The permit area contains 1108.4 acres of land within Sections 8, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 of Township 13 South, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M. The permit area is contained within the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Somerset Quadrangle map. A copy of the proposed decision and justification for the reclamation liability adjustment is on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, at the Paonia Public Library, 2 3 Street, Paonia, CO 81428 and at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite C, Gunnison, Colorado 81230. Any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by this proposed decision may request a formal public hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(6). Requests for a public hearing must be received by the Division within thirty days of the first publication in the Delta County Independent. The request must be in writing and must state, with reasonable specificity, the reasons for requesting such a hearing. All requests must be submitted to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado, 80203. If no hearing is requested within those thirty days, the Division's decision will become final.