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3. The Applicant filed an amendment to the Application with the <br />Division on April 22, 2013. The amendment addressed issues raised concerning <br />the condition of County Road T, existing structures, and potential adverse impacts <br />from mine traffic. In the amendment, the Applicant agreed to construct a new <br />mine access road on private land. The plans for the new access road increased the <br />permit area to 253.25 acres, increased the affected lands total to 244.07, and joined <br />all affected lands into one contiguous area. <br />4. The newspaper publication notice of the Application began on the <br />fifteenth day after the Application was filed. The newspaper publication notice of <br />the Application amendment began on the twenty -third day after the amendment <br />was filed. The notices were technically published later than the ten -day deadline <br />required under Rules 1.6.2(1)(d), 1.6.5(1), and 1.7.1(2)(a) of the Mineral Rules and <br />Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the Extraction of <br />Construction Materials ( "Rules "). The amendment filing and the delayed <br />commencement of the publication notices resulted in the public comment period <br />being open for one hundred twenty days, significantly longer that typical 112c <br />comment period. The public benefitted by the delayed notices. <br />5. During the public comment periods for the Application and the <br />amendment to the Application, the Division received letters of objection, letters of <br />support, and letters of comment from government agencies. <br />6. The Division issued two adequacy letters to the Applicant. The <br />Applicant addressed all adequacy issues to the Division's satisfaction. <br />7. The original public notice posted at the site contained a typographical <br />error. The Applicant corrected the sign and provided an affidavit of the posting of a <br />corrected sign. <br />8. On March 1, 2013 and April 22, 2013, the Division provided notice of <br />the Application to Montrose County. Montrose County did not notify the Division <br />that there is any conflict with local zoning, local regulations, or the Montrose <br />County Master Plan. <br />9. Based on the proposed mining and reclamation plans and the <br />applicable requirements of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of <br />Construction Materials, Article 32.5 of Title 34, C.R.S. ( "Act ") and the Rules, the <br />Division calculated the initial cost of the reclamation at $99,409.04. The Applicant <br />agreed to provide the financial warranty in the amount required by the Division. <br />10. The application materials are in compliance with applicable Colorado <br />water laws and regulations governing injury to existing water rights. On March 1, <br />2013 and April 22, 2013, the Division provided notice of the Application to the <br />Rocky Mountain Aggregate & Construction, LLC <br />Uncompahgre Pit/M- 2013 -007 2 <br />