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United States Department of the Interior Q'KO r.Nti/ rryc� �pE SURPq��i OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING o RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT " Casper Area Office 9 PO BOX 11018 �y VgACH 3.'k' 150 East B Street, Room 1018 AND Casper, WY 82602 NOV 13 2015 RECEIVED Michael Boulay, Director Office of Mined Land Reclamation DEC 0 7 2015 Division of Reclamation, Mining and SafetyN OF TION SI 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 DMMI� NG AND SAFETY Denver, CO 80203-2273 RE: Approval of Partial Phases I, II, and III Bond Release, Roadside Portals, Permit No. C-1981-041 DRMS Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance, October 8, 2015 Dear Mr. Boulay, This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Denver Field Division's (DFD) receipt and review of the above Phase I, H, and III Bond Release Proposed Decision document prepared by the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety dated October 8, 2015. DFD agrees with the findings and decision document and hereby provides OSMRE concurrence for the above bond release action in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24, of the State -Federal Cooperative Agreement. DRMS's Proposed Decision documents the applicant's compliance with the approved Colorado regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2. The Phase I portion of this bond release applies to 22.2 acres on: Cameo Refuse Disposal Area (CDRA) 1 Access Road; Cameo Borrow Area (CBA) 1 Sump; CBA 2 Pond 11; Pond 13 Flume and Substation G; Ponds 6, 8, 9, and 10; North Decline Road Pond 7 Sumps and Diversion Ditch; Haul Roads to CRDA 1, 2, and 3; 2 West Portals Access Road; Coal Gulch; North Portal Diversion Ditch and Topsoil Pile 2; and the Coal Creek realignment. The Phase II portion of this bond release applies to 136.5 acres on: South Lease Exploration; North Decline, Channel, and Mine Dewatering System; North Decline Road, Pond 7, Sumps, and Diversion Ditch; North West (NW) Intake; CRDA 1; CRDA 2 and Topsoil Piles; Haul Roads to CRDA 1, 2, and 3; CBA 1; South Fan; 2 West Portals; 2 West Portals Access Road; Roadside Borrow Area and Upper Diversion Ditch; Roadside Refuse Disposal Area; CBA 2 and Coal Gulch; Coal Gulch; North Portal Area; North Portal Diversion Ditch and Topsoil Pile 2; Substation B; and Coal Creek Realignment. The Phase III portion of this bond release applies to 128.0 acres on: South Lease Exploration; North Decline, Channel, and Mine Dewatering System; North Decline Road, Pond 7, Sumps, and Diversion Ditch; NW Intake; CRDA 1; CRDA 2 and Topsoil Piles; CBA 1; South Fan; 2 West Portals; Roadside Borrow Area and Upper Diversion Ditch; Roadside Refuse Disposal Area;