<br />PROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />County of La Plata, SS. State of Colorado DurangoHerald E=1p1? u 5 2010
<br />Drawer A, Durango, Colorado 81302 KedIRMa6WIP
<br />klin°,ng and SAY
<br />I, Karen N. Thompson , do solemnly swear that I am the customer service representative of the Durango Herald, and
<br />that I have personal knowledge of the essential facts stated herein; that the same is a daily newspaper printed in whole, and
<br />published in the County of La Plata, State of Colorado, and has a general circulation therein; that said newspaper has been
<br />published continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of La Plata for a period of more than twelve months next prior to the
<br />first publication of the annexed Legal notice or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as
<br />second-class matter under a provision of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a daily
<br />newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado.
<br />That the annexed legal notice or advertisement was published in the 29496
<br /> NOTICE OF PROPOSED
<br />regular and entire editions of said daily newspaper one time only March 16, DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclama.
<br /> tion, Mining and safety proposes to
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<br />Approve Technical Revision
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<br />, once each day for XXXXX consecutive issue days; once each week on
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<br /> Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-0351,
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<br />the same day of each week for XXXXXX consecutive insertions; and that the U.
<br />submitted by GCC Energy,
<br />The mine operator proposes to up-
<br /> date the King II Mine part of the
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<br />first publication of said notice was in the issue period of said newspaper dated
<br />pplication with the followinit
<br />permit ag
<br />revised information: certified as-bu
<br /> designs of drainage and sediment
<br />XXXX and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of said control structures, a mine plan map,
<br />and a map and description of the
<br /> surface facilities. No c anges are
<br />roposed in the amounts of dis-
<br />p
<br />newspaperdated XXXXXX., A.D., 2010. turbed or affected areas, or the coal
<br /> production rate.
<br />The King Coal Mine is an under-
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunt et my hand this 17th day of ground to coal mine located in La Pla-
<br />County, approximately 7 miles
<br /> southwest of Hesperus, Colorado.
<br /> Coal interest is Federal, and the
<br />March, A.D., 2010. surface affected is Private land.
<br /> The permit area encompasses ap-
<br /> proximately 2,812.00 acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based on
<br /> a finding that the proposed opera-
<br /> tion will comp)y with all require-
<br />ments of the Colorado Surface Coal
<br /> Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34
<br /> 33 101, at seq., C.R.S., and the
<br />regulations promulgated thereun-
<br /> der.
<br />Copies of the proposed decision, in-
<br />cluding stipulations, are on file for
<br /> public inspection at the Colorado
<br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public in and for the Safety, Building, Ro1313 om 215, Sherman Street,
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<br />State of Colorado this day ofQA.D.,
<br />of La Plata
<br />Count Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons
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<br />versely affected by
<br /> decision may request a formal hear-
<br />ing before the Mined Land Recla-
<br />2010.
<br />r !•? mation Board on the proposed deci-
<br />Such request must be made
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<br />within ten (10) days of the init
<br />publication of this notice, must be in
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<br />O TA [- •`!'?tary PUb11C writing, and must state with reason-
<br />able specificity the reasons for the
<br />request and the objections to the
<br />• ?f A Vj proposeddecision.
<br />Published: March 16, 2010
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<br />My Commission expires:
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