2011-10-31_REVISION - C1981025 (3)

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application No. 26 (TR -26) for the North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -025), submitted by MINREC, Inc.. The North Thompson Creek Mine has submitted a Technical Revision to their permit to add a section of open ditch along the discharge line from treatment pond T -2 to NPDES outfall 001. This revision will replace the current discharge pipe with a discharge ditch in the same location. No new lands are proposed for disturbance and the present outfall will not change. There will be no change in the mine's liability as a result of this revision. The North Thompson Creek Mine is a underground coal mine located in Garfield County, approximately 10 miles southwest of Carbondale, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 1,086.00 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public 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 proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.