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U <br />PHASE III BOND RELEASE (SL -17) <br />This application for Phase III bond release of applicable Trapper Mine lands is submitted in accordance <br />with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) Rule 3.03 (Release of Performance <br />Bonds) and Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues of April 18, 1995. With this <br />submittal, Trapper is proposing to release 450.2 acres of rangeland from Phase III bond liability as <br />outlined on Map 1.0. This includes 354.7acres of Range Sites A and B rangelands in D (including Deer <br />Pond), F and Z Pits and 95.5 acres of Range Site C rangelands in A, D and H Pits. These lands were <br />regraded, retopsoiled and reseeded in accordance with Trapper's approved permit document (C-1981- <br />010) from 2001 through 2005. <br />1.0 Bond Release Parcels Management and Reclamation Histories <br />Appendix 1 includes a one-page summary of the management and reclamation history of each reclaimed <br />parcel proposed for Phase III bond release with this application. These history sheets provide <br />documentation that the ten-year minimum period of responsibility has been met for all reclamation parcels <br />included in this bond release application. Also included in Appendix 1 is a listing of seed mixtures that <br />were used to reseed each listed reclaimed parcel. These seed mixture summaries were taken from <br />applicable annual reclamation reports and are placed in Appendix 1 so that they can be cross-referenced <br />to individual reclaimed parcel history sheets. <br />Information included with each reclaimed parcel history sheet is parcel designation, acreage, regrade <br />history, topsoil replacement history, seedbed preparation history and seeding history. Where applicable, <br />husbandry and management practices that have occurred subsequent to initial revegetation are <br />described. <br />2.0 Documentation of Successful Vegetation Establishment <br />Attachment 1 to this application is a stand-alone report detailing vegetation -sampling methods and results <br />for all of the reclaimed rangeland parcels sampled during 2014 and 2015 for this Phase III bond release <br />proposal. Included in attachment 1 is the following information for each of the 2014 and 2015 sampling <br />years: 1) maps showing transect locations within reclaimed parcel and block boundaries, 2) sampling <br />method descriptions for obtaining plant cover, plant production, shrub density and species diversity, 3) <br />results of sampling for all vegetation parameters of interest, 4) statistical analysis of collected vegetation <br />data, and 5) a list of plant species encountered during annual vegetation sampling. <br />1 <br />