Legal Notices for 7-25-18

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Clear Energy Corporation, P.O. Box 1385 LaFollette, TN 37766 has applied for a Phase III Bond Release on increments No’s 1 and 2 of Permit 918-0446 which was last issued on April 06, 2015. The application covers an area of approximately 80.8 acres located 1.2 miles Northeast of the community of Rockholds in Whitley County, Kentucky.

The permit area is approximately 1.1 miles Northeast of Watts Creek and 1.0 miles Northeast of Colonel Hollow Road’s intersection with Highway 26. The latitude is 36 degrees, 50 minutes and 34 seconds. The longitude is 84 degrees, 06 minutes and 17 seconds.

The bonds now in effect are as follows:

Increment one (1) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $75,000.00. Increment two (2) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $67,100.00.

Reclamation work performed includes: Backfilling, grading and regrading, drainage control including initial seeding and mulching, and tree planting of disturbed and graded areas in accordance with the approved reclamation plan that was completed on 1/15/2016.

This is the final advertisement of the application. Written comments, objections and request for a public hearing or informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 by August 24, 2018.

A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for August 27, 2018 at 9:00 A.M. at the Department for Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965-1229. The hearing will be cancelled if no request for hearing or informal conference is received by August 24, 2018.

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

Permit # 918-0476

In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Alden Resources LLC, 332 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, Suite 100, Corbin, KY 40701, has filed for a Phase I Bond Release on Increments 1, 2 and 3 of permit number 918-0746 which was last issued on February 23rd 2018. The application covers an area of approximately 228.70 acres located approximately 0.8 miles northwest of KY 779 junction with KY 3423 and located 2.2 miles northwest of the confluence of an un-named tributary of Meadow Creek in Whitley County, Kentucky. The operation is further located 3.9 miles southeast of Rockholds, Kentucky.

The bonds now in effect are as follows:

Increment one (1) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $152,100.00. Approximately 60% of the original bond amount of $152,100.00 is included in this application for release.

Increment two (2) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $189,500.00. Approximately 60% of the original bond amount of $189,500.00 is included in this application for release.

Increment three (3) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $109,900.00. Approximately 60% of the original bond amount of $109,900.00 is included in this application for release.

Reclamation work performed includes: Backfilling, re-grading, topsoil replacement, and drainage control including soil preparation and initial seeding and mulching in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, completed March 2018.

Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing of informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, 300 Sower Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, by August 4, 2018.

A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for September 4, 2018 at 9:00 am the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, KY 40965-1229. The hearing will be cancelled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by August 31, 2018.

NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF BLASTING SCHEDULE

Mountainside Coal Co., Inc., 7692 South HWY. 25W, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769, Telephone Number: (606) 786-2121, gives notice that it shall conduct blasting operations on its 415.6 acre surface mine permit number 918-0465. The operation is located sixteen and one-half (16.5) miles southeast of Williamsburg, Kentucky; approximately two (2) miles northeast of Harpes Creek Road’s intersection with Kentucky Highway 92, near the community of Siler, in Whitley and Knox County, Kentucky. The latitude is 36-41-51N; the longitude is: 83-55-53W. The proposed operation is on surface area owned by Corrigan TLP LLC, TKY Acquisition, LLC, and Ed B. Jones.

Blasting operations are currently scheduled from August 2017 through August 2018.   Blasting operations will continue August 2018 through August 2019. Blasting will be conducted each day Monday through Saturday during daylight hours. No blasting will be conducted after official sunset except in emergency situations. Any major alterations to the blasting scheduled will be published.

Unscheduled blasting may occur in emergency situations when rain, lightning or other atmospheric conditions or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonation. Events which could necessitate blasting at unscheduled times include, but are not limited to rain, lightning, other atmospheric conditions, or deteriorated explosives which involve personnel, operational or public safety. The nearby residents will be notified of the unscheduled blast by using audible signals and the blast shall then proceed as a regular blast.

Entry to blasting area will be regulated by signs or barriers. An authorized company representative will prohibit access to the blasting areas by unauthorized persons at least five (5) minutes before each detonation and until the all clear signal is sounded. Audible warning signals will be made by using a siren in the following manner: WARNING SIGNAL – A one (1) minute series of long blasts five (5) minutes prior to the blast signal, BLAST SIGNAL – A series of short blasts one (1) minute prior to the detonation, ALL CLEAR SIGNAL – A prolonged blast following the inspection of the blast area.