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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />March 5, 2014 <br />Routt County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />P.O. Box 773598 <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C- 1994 -082) <br />Bond Release Application No. 5 (SL -5) <br />Dear Routt County Commissioners: <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />IDIVIS10N OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />This letter, as required by Rule 3.03.2(5)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety has issued a proposed decision to Approve Bond Release Application No. 5 for the Yoast Mine. <br />This decision will be published in the Steamboat Pilot as soon as possible. Publication of the notice <br />initiates a thirty (30) day public comment period. If, within thirty days, there are no requests for an <br />adjudicatory hearing, the decision will become final. <br />The Division proposes to approve Phase I, II and III (final) bond release on 6.25 acres adjacent to the <br />intersection of Routt County Roads 27 and 27A. The 6.25 acres remain within the permit area boundary. <br />As an interested party, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing as outlined under Rule 3.03.2(6) of <br />the Rules and Regulations. The request for an adjudicatory hearing must be written and state with <br />specificity the reasons why the hearing is requested. The request must be received within thirty days of <br />the first publication of the proposed decision in the Steamboat Pilot. <br />Copies of the proposed decision and findings are available for review at the Division office at the above <br />address and on the Division's website at <br />http:// mining. state. co. us / Reports /MiningData/Pa_esg /ImagedDocumentData.aspx. If you have questions or <br />need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />do--- <br />Janet H. Binns <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Janet.binns@state.co.us <br />Certified Mail Receipt No. 7010 1060 0001 0936 9003 <br />Return Receipt Requested <br />C -SL -16 <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />