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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Public Hearing, and request for public comments:<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Appeals Process for Orders in Other Than Contested Cases</span></u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">DOGAMI is holding a public hearing January 24, 10:00-11:00 a.m., and seeking public comments on rules for: Appeals Process for Orders in Other Than Contested Cases. Public Comments
can be submitted until Friday, February 2, at 5:00 p.m. Please see the links below for the Public Notice. You are welcome to reply to this email if you have questions, or if you no longer wish to be included on this listserv.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Public Notice, Press Release, and proposed rule changes can be found here:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/mlrr/notices/20231229_AppealsProcess_PublicNotice_Final.pdf"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/mlrr/notices/20231229_AppealsProcess_PublicNotice_Final.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/nr/press-release-2023-12-29.pdf"><span style="color:#467886">https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/nr/press-release-2023-12-29.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/mlrr/notices/20240102_Published_OregonBulletinNotice.pdf"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/mlrr/notices/20240102_Published_OregonBulletinNotice.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Take Care,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">Becky Johnson | She/her/hers<i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Office</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864"> Operations Assistant</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Mineral Land Regulation & Reclamation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F4E79">229 Broadalbin St SW, Albany, Oregon 97321<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Direct: (541) 967-2083</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">| Cell: (541) 514-5305<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Becky.johnson@dogami.oregon.gov</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">| <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DOGAMI">
<span style="color:#2E74B5">www.oregon.gov/DOGAMI</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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