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This document presents the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (the Division) for the SL -01 Phase UII/III Bond Release/Termination of Jurisdiction (TOJ) for <br />the Ohio Creek Mine No. 2 permit revocation/bond forfeiture site. The Division file number for the <br />site is C-1980-002. The permittee of the site at the time of permit revocation and bond forfeiture in <br />1996 was Mr. Robert Weaver. The permit area covered 88.5 acres. Under consideration for TOJ <br />are surface disturbances totaling 3.22 acres, areas overlying previously -proposed underground <br />workings and actual underground workings, and the 88.5 -acre permit area. Ownership of the surface <br />within the permit area is private. The coal that was mined was leased by the US Bureau of Land <br />Management (BLM Lease No. CO -069942). This TOJ process (SL -01) was initiated by the Division <br />following reclamation of the site, expiration of the Division ten-year reclamation liability period, and <br />completion of vegetation sampling at the site in 2015 and 2016. <br />Though this site is presently a permit revocation/bond forfeiture site, the Division nevertheless <br />followed the requirements for review, public notice and public participation for a bond <br />release application for a permitted site in accordance with Rule 3.03 of the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (the Rules). Information regarding <br />state laws and regulations pertaining to the bond release review process may be found in the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Rules, <br />(httv://mining.state.co.us/SiteCollectionDocuments/CoalReeulations91405.Ddt) and the DRMS <br />Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues (April 18,1995) <br />(httu:l/mining.state.co.us/Programs/Coal/RulesRegs/DocumentsBondReleaseGuidelines.udt7. <br />Comprehensive information about mining and reclamation operations at the Ohio Creek Mine <br />No. 2 can be found in the Division permit application (C-1980-002) and associated records on <br />file at the Division offices located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado <br />80203 or online at: htty://drmsweblink.state.co.us/drmsweblink/search.asvx?dbid=0. <br />This document consist of the following eight parts: <br />I. Introduction <br />II. Background and History of the Ohio Creek No. 2 Mine <br />III. Reclamation Funding <br />IV. Reclamation Projects <br />V. Observation and Findings <br />VL Summary <br />VII. Proposed Decision <br />VHl. Appendices <br />OHIO CREEK TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION DEC 2016 <br />AUTHOR: R. REILLEY <br />