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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the <br />Division) in response to a request for Partial Phase I, H, and III bond release at the Keenesburg Strip Mine, <br />Division file number C-1981-028. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and <br />summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br />findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed <br />decision on the request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are <br />contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br />be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br />215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Keenesburg Strip Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by Coors Energy <br />Company (CEC). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and the <br />coal ownership was state and private. <br />2 1 P a g e <br />