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-�United Statcs Department of the Interiorp�tiKx 0yFi <br />g OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />�r ,4 Western Region Offec <br />#k' " 3. 1999 Broadway, Suilc 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-3050 <br />DEC 06 2016 <br />Mike Boulay, Director <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br />RE: Approval of SL -17 Phase III Bond Release, Trapper Mine, Permit No. C-1981-010 <br />Dear Mr. Boulay, <br />This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Denver <br />Field Division (DFD) receipt and review of the above Phase III Bond Release Proposcd Decision <br />document prepared by the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DBMS) dated November 29, <br />2016. The Proposed Decision documents the applicant's compliance with the approved Colorado <br />regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2. <br />This 448.4 acre Phase III bond release applies to portions of the Trapper Mine south of Craig, Colorado, <br />which were reseeded in the 2001 - 2005 timeframe. OSMRE and the Bureau of Land Management <br />participated in the bond release inspection held on July 6, 2016. By letter, dated December 2, 2016, the <br />BLM provided its concurrence with the SL -17 bond release (attached). OSMRE interprets the BLM's <br />concurrence to mean that Trapper is in compliance with all BLM coal lease stipulations. <br />OSMRE agrees with DBMS that Trapper has met or exceeded the requirements for Phase III bond release <br />on the 448.4 acres of land as described in DBMS Proposed Decision document. The Division currently <br />holds a performance bond in the amount of $23,400,000.00 for the Trapper Mine. DBMS proposes to <br />release $659,843.13 with this bond release action. OSMRE agrees with the findings and decision <br />document and hereby provides OSMRE concurrence for the above bond release action in accordance with <br />30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24, of the State-Fcdcral Cooperative <br />Agreement. <br />Thank you and your staff for coordinating this Federal mine bond release action through the DFD. Please <br />direct any questions concerning this action to Christine Belka, Senior Regulatory Program Specialist at <br />cbclkage OSMI xov or (303) 293-5020. <br />Sincerely, <br />Alan Bochms, Chief <br />Denver Field Branch <br />Cc: Forrest Lukc, Trapper Mining Inc, <br />