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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Revision Application No. 8, submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc for a coal mining permit at the Deserado Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -018). Permit Revision #8 is a permit revision adding an additional 1656.3 acres to Blue Mountain Energy's permit area. No additional surface disturbance is being proposed as a part of this action. The revised mine plan undermines only one additional non- mine structure, the Red Wash Reservoir No.3 and additional sections of Rio Blanco County Road 65 and 73. Federal Coal Lease COC -74813 is pending and includes the area of proposed changes. The Deserado Mine is a /an Underground operation located in Rio Blanco County, approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal, and the surface to be affected is Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 11,988.71 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101, et seq., C.R. S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including any stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder, 500 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.