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t � <br /> NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br /> The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division has approved an application for a <br /> revision (PR - 01 ) to the existing permit to conduct coal mining and <br /> reclamation operations submitted by National King Coal Inc. for the King Coal <br /> Mine. <br /> The King Coal Mine operation is located in in La Plata County, approximately 7 <br /> miles southwest of Hesperus , Colorado. The mine is an underground operation <br /> with an anticipated maximum production capacity of 120 ,000 tons per year. The <br /> permit revision incorporates a 60 acre Federal Lease modification into the <br /> mine permit area. The revision will not result in additional surface <br /> disturbance and will not alter the anticipated maximum annual coal <br /> production. The coal to be mined is federally owned, and the surface to be <br /> affected is privately owned. The revised permit area encompasses <br /> approximately 409.0 acres in Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32; T35N, R11W, N.M.P.M. <br /> This proposed approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed <br /> operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal <br /> Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101 , et seq. , and the regulations <br /> promulgated thereunder. <br /> Copies of the proposed decision including stipulations , are on file for public <br /> inspection at the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division, Room 215, <br /> Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the <br /> County Clerk 's Office in La Plata County, 1060 E Second Avenue, Durango, CO. <br /> Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br /> decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board <br /> on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days <br /> of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state <br /> with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to <br /> the proposed decision. <br /> 3277G <br />