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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. 65 (TR -65) for the New Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -012), submitted by New Elk <br />Coal Company, LLC. New Elk Coal Company, LLC proposed the construction of a new <br />development waste disposal area (DWDA), soil storage area, topsoil pile, associated ditches, and <br />expansion of Containment Area No. 2, near the west ventilation fan. The technical revision <br />application also includes a sediment drying area to be located in the old non -coal waste disposal <br />area. <br />The New Elk Mine is an Underground coal mine located in Las Animas County, approximately 25 <br />miles W of Trinidad, Colorado. Coal interest is State and private, and the surface affected is State <br />and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 4,198.90 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 />