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<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA Iss.
<br />-I,-Randat Sunderland; -do-solemnly swear -that I am publis43er of the
<br />Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly newspaper print-
<br />ed, in whole or in part, and published in the County of Delta, State of
<br />Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of Delta
<br />for a period of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks prior to the first
<br />publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement; that said
<br />newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-
<br />class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all
<br />amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper
<br />duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within
<br />the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal
<br />notice or advertisment was published in the regular and entire issue two
<br />consecutive insertions; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated April 6th, A.D., 2011, and
<br />that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated April 13th, A.D., 2011.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of
<br />April, A.D., 2011.
<br />General manager of said Delta County Independent
<br />- Subscribed-and-sworn before me,.n_Notary-P-Liblic in-and for- tho
<br />County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 13th day of April, A.D.,
<br />2011.
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<br />Notary Public SuNDF
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2013
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<br />RECEIVED
<br />APR 18 2011
<br />Divis!olt ul s.?ctamation,
<br />Mining and Sa`*
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Recla-
<br />mation Mining and Safety pro-
<br />.poses to approve an application
<br />for a Partial 'Phase 4 Bond Release
<br />iSurety Release SL-4) submitted
<br />by the Bear Coal Compaby'for the
<br />Bear No. 3 Mine, PermWNumber'
<br />C-1981-033. The proposed decision
<br />is based, on the successful comple-
<br />tionof structural removal, backfill-
<br />ing and grading of 7.5 acres of the
<br />total disturbed area of 9.0 acres and
<br />drainage control according to the
<br />approved reclam bh plan. Based
<br />u tie rebf COm feted at
<br />"'t8'Fi?'ILes --
<br />bond amount of $279,2247V ' -
<br />The Bear No. 3 Mine is an under-
<br />ground coal operation located in
<br />Gunnison County immediately
<br />south and east of the town of Som-
<br />erset, Colorado. The North Fork of
<br />the Gunnison River and State High-
<br />way 133,are located just north elf.
<br />the mine sho,.Tha permit area co'nt
<br />twins 1108.4 2cF8s-af'larfd within
<br />Se4tions-8, lej`17, 18, 20 and 21 of
<br />Township 13 Sbuthjlange 90 West
<br />01he 6th PAU T+ie permit area is
<br />cpntained,withiri the U.S. Geologf
<br />cal?Strrvey 7.5 minute Somerset
<br />Quadrangle map.
<br />A copy of the "Proposed Decision
<br />and Findings of Ctimplianbe'°'-'is-
<br />on file for, public inspection at the
<br />Colorado Division of Reclamatfdn,.
<br />Mining and Safety, Room 215 Can-
<br />term?a1 45ffilding, 1343 Sherman
<br />Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />at the Paonia, ublic Xik rary, 2 3rd
<br />Stleet, Paohia"CO 8T4?2$ and at
<br />th4 un i ,y rk and,
<br />Recorders' Office 2211 N. Wiscon-':
<br />sin,^Suite C`rGunnison, Colorado'
<br />81230.
<br />Any person with a valid legal in-
<br />terest Which might be adversely
<br />affected by this proposed deci-
<br />sioni,may tekt est •e o rrnal public
<br />healing befc,M, e Mined Land
<br />?n HO$rd in2000 r(f `?.
<br />lw- ` - __ - - - - -
<br />by the rvisw
<br />of the first publication in the Delta
<br />County Independent. The request
<br />must be in writing and must state,
<br />with reasonable specificity, the rea-
<br />sons for requesting such a hearing.
<br />Ail requests must be submitted to.
<br />the Colorado Oivislon of'Reciama-
<br />liots;?v1 nmg an 5$f # 337 .b6r,
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