THE STATE OF UTAH TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER (Docket No. 2018-021):
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining (“Board”), State of Utah, will conduct a hearing on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018, AT 10:00 AM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in the auditorium of the Department of Natural Resources, 1594 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. The hearing will be streamed live on the Department of Natural Resources YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/kdfKn8sNj7c.
DOCKET NO. 2018-021 CAUSE NO. C/007/0019: In the matter of the Request for Agency Action of UTAHAMERICAN ENERGY, INC., CENTENNIAL MINE, C/007/0019, for review of the Cessation Order issued by the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining on June 1, 2018 as modified and affirmed in part by the Division’s Hearing Officer by Order dated August 28, 2018, for the Centennial Mine located in Carbon County, Utah.
THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED as a formal administrative adjudication in accordance with the rules of the Board as set forth in Utah Administrative Code R641 et seq. and as provided for in Utah Code Ann. § 40-10-1 et seq. and Utah Code Ann. § 63G-4-101 through 601.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCEEDING will be for the Board to receive testimony and evidence regarding a Request for Agency Action (“RAA”) filed by UtahAmerican Energy, Inc. (“UEI”), the permittee of the Centennial Mine, Permit No. C/007/0019, that the Board enter an Order: 1. Vacating the Cessation Order issued by the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (“Division”) to UEI on June 1, 2018 as modified and affirmed in part by the Division’s Hearing Officer by Order dated August 28, 2018; 2. Making such findings and orders in connection with this Request as it deems necessary; and 3. Providing for such other and further relief as may be just and equitable under the circumstances.
OBJECTIONS to the RAA must be filed with the Secretary of the Board at the address listed below no later than the 19th day of November, 2018. A party must file a timely written objection or other response in order to participate as a party at the Board hearing. Failure to participate can result in a default judgment. Natural persons may appear and represent themselves before the Board. All other representation of parties before the Board will be by attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Utah, or attorneys licensed to practice law in another jurisdiction which meet the rules of the Utah State Bar for practicing law before the Utah Courts. Persons interested in this matter may participate pursuant to the procedural rules of the Board. The RAA(s), and any subsequent pleadings, may be inspected at the office of the undersigned, and inspected online at the Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining’s website at https://ogm.utah.gov/amr/boardtemp/redesign/books.html. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring auxiliary communicative aids and services to enable them to participate in this hearing should call Julie Ann Carter at (801) 538-5277, at least three working days prior to the hearing date.
DATED this 6th day of November, 2018.
STATE OF UTAH
BOARD OF OIL, GAS AND MINING
Ruland J. Gill, Jr., Chairman
/s/ Julie Ann Carter
Board Secretary
1594 West North Temple, Suite 1210
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
(801) 538-5277
Published in the ETV Newspaper on November 14, of 2018.