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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 73 (TR -73) for the Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C -1981 -022), submitted by Oxbow <br />Mining, LLC. Oxbow Mining, LLC (OMLLC) and North Fork Energy, LLC are proposing to <br />construct and operate a coal mine methane fueled electrical generator and a thermal oxidation <br />facility at the Elk Creek Mine. The electrical generating facility will utilize the methane drainage <br />borehole at the mine site previously approved in Technical Revision 68. This revision also proposes <br />the relocation of alluvial monitoring well EC -14 to accommodate the new facility. <br />The Elk Creek Mine is a/an Underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 0 miles <br />N of Somerset, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal, <br />state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 13,429.08 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 thereunder. <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 />