2017-03-10_REVISION - C1981019 (9)

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Colowyo Coal Company L.P. B. Public Notice Pursuant to the Rules and Regulation of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board published August 1980, and pursuant to the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act 34-33-101, et seq., notice is hereby given of the filing of an application for Phase II and III Bond Release of a portion of the Colowyo Mine site. The application pertains to the existing Colowyo Coal Mine, Permit No. C-1981-019, Colowyo Coal Company L.P., 5731 State Highway No. 13, Meeker, Colorado 81641, filed with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS), Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and approved by the Division on April 5, 2013 (latest Permit Renewal). The Colowyo Mine is located approximately 28 miles south of Craig, Colorado. The application areas for both Phase II and III bond release were reclaimed from 1993 through 1999. The Phase II areas total approximately 48 acres, and the Phase III acres total approximately 183 and all areas are shown in detail on Maps 1 and 2 within the application. The status of the reclaimed areas is consistent with the requirements of the approved reclamation plan which includes achievement of Phase I and in some cases Phase II bond release, a minimum of 5 years since the last seeding and rill and gully repair, and the reclamation parcels have met the requirements of the revegetation success criteria for two years. Listed below is a general legal description of this area: Phase II Areas Township 3 North, Range 93 West of the 6th P.M. Section 16 — Wl/2NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4 Section 15 — SE1/4NW1/4 Phase III Areas Township 3 North, Range 93 West of the 6th P.M. Section 16 — S1/2NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, SEI/4 Section 15 — SE1/4NW1/4 Colowyo currently holds a self -bond (Bond No. SB -010) in the amount of $80,517,829. With this bond release application, the Colowyo Mine will be requesting relinquishment of 25% of the base bond held for the Phase II parcels, and relinquishment of 100% of the bond held for the Phase III parcels applied for under this application. A copy of the bond release application is on file at the Moffat Count Clerk and Recorder's Office located in the Moffat County Courthouse, 221 West Victory Way, Craig, Colorado 81625 and the Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder's Office in the Rio Blanco Courthouse located at 555 Main Street #303, Meeker, CO, 81641. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference concerning this bond release application should be addressed to the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203. SL -10 Phase III Bond Release Application