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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Revision <br />Application No. 5, submitted by Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. for a coal mining permit at the <br />Roadside Portals (Permit No. C- 1981 -041). With this permit revision application Snowcap Coal <br />Company, Inc. proposes to gain approval for the removal of Ponds 6, 10,11 and 13 along with other <br />drainage control features at CRDA 1 & 2, CBA 1 & 2 and the North Portal. This revision also seeks <br />approval to make changes to the final reclamation plans of Ponds 6, 10, and 11, Coal Gulch, the <br />Coal Canyon drainage and Roadside North Portal. <br />The Roadside Portals is located in Mesa County, approximately 5 miles North of Palisade, <br />Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface to be affected is Federal and private <br />land. The permit area encompasses approximately 2,786 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 any 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 and at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, 200 S. <br />Spruce Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501. 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 thirty (30) days of the initial <br />publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons <br />for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />