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Notice of Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has issued a proposed <br />decision to approve Surety Release Application No. 1(SL -1) for the Elk Creek Mine, Permit No. <br />C- 1981 -022. The mine is operated by Oxbow Mining, LLC under the provisions of the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The surety release application was submitted by <br />the Division on February 21, 2012. The liability adjustment is being conducted under Rule <br />3.02.2(4) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />This liability adjustment is a result of Technical Revision 66 (TR -66) which modified the <br />procedures for sealing gob vent boreholes not located in an aquifer. TR -66 was approved by the <br />Division on March 12, 2010. The proposed cost adjustment would decrease the reclamation cost <br />liability for the Elk Creek Mine from $4,812,510.39 to $4,298,923.39. The affected area is located <br />in Delta and Gunnison Counties, approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, CO. <br />Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the <br />office of the OA.RH.Name. <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within <br />thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the <br />reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br />