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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 29 (TR -29) for the Bear Mine (Permit No. C -1981 -033), submitted by Bear Coal <br />Company, Inc.. In Technical Revision No. 29, the Bear Coal Company is proposing to construct a <br />12 inch diameter, 300 foot long pipeline at the Bear No. 3 Mine that will divert the hillside spring <br />water from the treatment pond and discharge directly into the North Fork of the Gunnison River. <br />The diversion cannot be implemented until the CDPHE approves the direct discharge into the river <br />and revises the NPDES permit accordingly. <br />The Bear Mine is an Underground coal mine located in Gunnison County, approximately 0 miles E <br />of Somerset, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal, and the surface affected is Federal and private land. <br />The permit area encompasses approximately 1,108.40 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101, et seq., <br />C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated there under. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected <br />by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication <br />of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the <br />request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />