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<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION,
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclama-
<br />tion, Mining and Safety proposes
<br />to approve Technical Revision Ap-
<br />SS.
<br />plication No. 140 (TR -140) for the
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA
<br />West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-
<br />007), submitted by Mountain Coal
<br />Company, U.C. Technical Revision
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />140 proposes to eliminate four
<br />Mine Ventilation Borehole (MVB)
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly
<br />pads on the west end of longwall
<br />newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />panel E7, and eight on the west
<br />end of E8, together with associated
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />spur roads. Additionally,
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />proposes to shift eight pads on E7
<br />on E7
<br />to nine new locations, and six pads
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />E8 to fire new locations. The
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
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<br />proposed new pad locations will
<br />necessitate new road segments to -
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />falling approximately 2,540 feet on
<br />E7 and 3,880 feet on E8.
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />The West Elk Mine is a/an under -
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />Ground oval mine bested in Delta,
<br />Gunnison County, approximately 9
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />miles E of Paonia, Colorado. Coal
<br />of the State of Colorado; that the annexed le gal notice or adver-
<br />and the interest is federal and private,
<br />surface affected is fed-
<br />tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every
<br />eral and private land. The permit
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con-
<br />area encompasses approximately
<br />17,154.90 acres.
<br />secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />This proposed -decision is based
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated June 7th, A.D., 2017, and
<br />on a finding that the proposed
<br />that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />operation will comply with all re -
<br />quirements of the Colorado Sur-
<br />said newspaper dated June 7th, A.D., 2017.
<br />face Coal Mining Reclamation Act,
<br />Section 34 33 101, at seq., C.R.S.,
<br />and the regulations promulgated
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />thereunder.
<br />Copies of the proposed decision,
<br />7th day of June, A.D., 2017.
<br />including stipulations, are on file
<br />for public inspection at the Colo-
<br />rado Division of Reclamation, Min-
<br />ing and Safety, Room 215, Centen-
<br />nial Building, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons
<br />with an interest that may be ad-
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<br />General manager of said Delta County Independent
<br />vemely affected by the proposed
<br />decision may request a formal
<br />hearing before the Mined Land
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for
<br />Reclamation Board on the pro -
<br />posed decision. Such request must
<br />the County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 7th day of June A.D.,
<br />be made within ten (10) days of the
<br />2017.
<br />initial publication of this notice,
<br />must be in writing, and must state
<br />with reasonable specificity the rea-
<br />sons for the request and the objec-
<br />tions to the proposed decision.
<br />4Not�aryPublic'
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent June 7, 2017.
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2017
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />PATRICIA SUNDERLAND
<br />NOTARY PUBLIC
<br />STATE OF COLORAW
<br />My Commission Expires 12-24-2017
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