STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF MOFFAT
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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Min-
<br />ing and Safety proposes to Approve with
<br />conditions Permit Revision Application No. 3,
<br />submitted by Colowyo Coal Company LP.
<br />for a coal mining permit at the Colowyo Coal
<br />Mine (Permit No C- 1981 -019) The Colowyo
<br />Coal Corrpany, LP. (Colowyo) has submit-
<br />ted Permit Revision 03 (PR -03) for the
<br />Colowyo Mine to update the permit area to
<br />incorporate the Collom Pit. PR -03 proposes
<br />to incorporate an additional 16,824.79 acres
<br />into the permit area (for a total permit area of
<br />29,075.74 acres) and an additional 2,0905
<br />disturbed acres for the pit and associated fa-
<br />cdites. Colowyo is proposing to mine multi-
<br />ple seams in two separate pits in the Colbrn
<br />area Within this disturbance Colowyo is
<br />proposing a 250 million cubic yard temporary
<br />out of -pit spoil pie, which will be used to
<br />backtill the pit folbwmg mining They will
<br />truck the coal, via a private had road, to the
<br />Gossard Loadout, where ft will be loaded into
<br />rail cars and shipped to market The pro-
<br />posed surtace and coal are Federal (BLM),
<br />State and privately ( Coowyo) owned. This
<br />Permit Revision will include an increase in
<br />Colowyo's reclamation bond
<br />The Colowyo Coal Mine is surface mine lo-
<br />cated in Moffat, Rio Blanco County, approxF
<br />mately 28 miles South of Craig, Cobrado.
<br />Coal interest is Federal, and the surface to
<br />be affected is Federal, state and private land
<br />The permit area encompasses approxi-
<br />mately 29,075 74 acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based on a finding
<br />that the proposed operation will comply with
<br />all requirements of the Colorado Surtace
<br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 33
<br />101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations
<br />promulgated thereunder.
<br />Copies of the proposed decision, including
<br />any stipulatons, are onfile for public inspec-
<br />tion at the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial
<br />Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Deriver, Col-
<br />orado 80203 and at the Moffat County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 221 W Victory Way, Craig, CO
<br />81625 Persons with an interest that may be
<br />adversely affected by the proposed decision
<br />may request a formal hearing before the
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Board on the pro-
<br />posed decision Such request must be
<br />made within thirty (30) days of the mitel pub-
<br />lication of this notice, must be in writing, and
<br />must state with reasonable specificity the
<br />reasons for the request and the objections to
<br />the proposed decision
<br />Published in the Craig Daily Press
<br />First publication date: April 19, 2013
<br />Final publication date: April 26, 2013
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