2016-11-30_REVISION - C1981010 (3)

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Notice of Proposed Decision The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release Application No. 17 (SL-17) for the Trapper Mine, Permit No. C-1981-010. The surface operation is operated by Trapper Mining, Inc. under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release application was submitted by Trapper Mining, Inc. on October 14, 2015. This proposed decision will release the applicant from Phase III liability on 448.4 acres. The specific areas to which this bond release request applies are included within the Permit Boundary and include Range Site A and B rangelands in D, F and Z Pits and Range Site C rangelands in A, D, and H Pits. The bond release block consists of the following parcels: A-C-04 (3.4 acres), A-C-05 (7.1 acres), D-AB-02 (16 acres), D-AB-03 (70.8 acres), D-B-04 (16.4 acres), D-C-04 (21.8 acres), F-AB-01 (39.6 acres), F-AB-02 (28.5 acres), F-AB-03 (36.3 acres), F- AB-04 (34.8 acres), F-AB-05 (72.4 acres), H-C-03 (20.4 acres), H-C-04 (41 acres), Z-AB-05 (38.7 acres), and Deer Pond (1.2 acres). These lands were regraded, retopsoiled and reseeded in accordance with Trapper’s approved permit document (C-1981-010). With the approval of the SL-17 application, the Division proposes to release $696,737.41 of financial liability. The affected area is located in Moffat County, approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, Colorado. Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and on the Division’s website at http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx. A user’s guide for our document imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same web address. Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision.