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S(avt - - -- - 6- 1991 -000 PROS LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to'Approve Permit Revision Application No. 8, submitted by Western Fuels- Colorado, LLC for a coal mining permit at the New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -008). The revision addresses prime farmland reclamation practices, including topsoil redistribution and revegetation plans; replacement of the irrigated cropland technical standard with a reference area; and determination of prime farmland areas. The New Horizon Mine is a surface operation located in Montrose County, approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, Colorado. Coal interest is Private, and the surface to be affected is Private land. The permit area encompasses approxi- mately 926.06 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 3433101, et seq., CR.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 Montrose County Courthouse, 300 Main Street; Nucla, CO 81424. 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. Published in the San Miguel Basin Forum on February 13 and February 20, 2014 SMPA Board of Directors Proposes Bylaw Changes The Board of Directors of San Miguel Power Association Inc. will be hearing public comment on proposed Bylaw changes during the Member Comment portion of their Regular Meeting to be held at 9:30AM on February 17, 2014 at the Ridgway office, 720 N. Railroad St., Ridgway, Colorado and at their Regular Meeting to be held at 9:30AM on March 25, 2014, at the Nucla office, 170 W. 10th Ave., Nucla, Colorado. The Board will be conducting a final vote on the proposed changes at their Regular Meeting to be held at 9:30AM on March 25, 2014, at the Nucla office, 170 W. 10th Ave., Nucla, Colorado. The proposed Bylaw amendments clarify (i) how to become a member, (ii) the differences between a member and a patron, (iii) how SMPA will handle members with multiple accounts, (iv) how notices are posted at SMPA's offices and the web - site, (v) qualifications for directors and director candidates, (vi) director attendance at meetings, (vii) the duties of certain officers of SMPA, and (viii) what happens with unclaimed capital credits. r • , _._.__. _ca non 4IA cS.tO nr the Nnrli office . 970- E