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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 Phase II and III bond release atthe Roadside Portals, Division permit <br />number C-1981-041. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and summary of the <br />bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the Division <br />regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and <br />Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed decision on the <br />request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process canbe 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 and the offices of Snowcap Coal Company, 2352 North 71h Street,Unit A, Grand <br />Junction, Colorado 81501. <br />The Roadside Portals is an underground mine which was permitted and operated by Snowcap Coal <br />Company, Inc. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and the <br />coal ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was <br />conducted from 2002 through 2014. <br />C-1981-041, SL -09 Findings Document Page 2 of 79 <br />