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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclarnatio , <br />,. <br />Mining and safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Roorn 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />February 29, 2016 <br />Michael Morgan and JoEllen Turner <br />P.O. Box 346 <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br />Bond Release Application No. 16 (SL -16) <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />This letter, in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(5)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety has re -issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release <br />Application No. 16 (SL -16) for the New Horizon Mine. This decision will be published in the <br />San Miguel Basin Forum, as soon as possible. Publication of the notice initiates a thirty (30) day <br />public comment period. If, within thirty days, there are no requests for an adjudicatory hearing, <br />the decision will become final. <br />The Division proposed to approve SL -16 on January 5, 2016 with the initial reclamation cost <br />estimate of $5,432,359.95. As a result of the work accomplished for SL -16, the reclamation cost <br />estimate was reduced by $436,761.74 for a remaining liability of $4,995,598.21. During this time, <br />TR -69 was finalized which increased the mine's liability by $9,585.90. This amount, however, was <br />not included in the SL -16 cost estimate. The Division's decision to approve SL -16 is being re - <br />proposed to include the increased liability costs associated with TR -69. <br />As an interested party, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing as outlined under Rule <br />3.03.2(6) of the Rules and Regulations. The request for an adjudicatory hearing must be written <br />and state with specificity the reasons why the hearing is requested. The request must be received <br />within thirty days of the first publication of the proposed decision in the San Miguel Basin <br />Forum. <br />1313 Sherman S'tree't, Roorn 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303,8EiE 3567 F 303,832,8106 Ih't'tl:a:l/rnining.sta'te.co.0 s <br />John W. Hickenlool:aer, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />