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RAdo <br />vw <br />CO <br />March 15, 2017 <br />COLORADO <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Steamboat Service Center <br />925 Weiss Drive <br />Steamboat, CO 80477 <br />P 970.870.2197 1 F 970.870.2853 <br />Ms. Tabetha Lynch <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: CPW's comments for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine bond release application No. 4 <br />Dear Ms. Lynch: <br />Thank you for giving Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) the opportunity to provide comments <br />for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine bond release application No. 4 (SL -4). <br />CPW has reviewed the application, and it is our understanding that Peabody Sage Creek <br />Mining, LLC has requested a Phase III bond release for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine (PSCM). <br />Included in the Phase III bond release, DRMS will evaluate all reclaimed areas and conduct a <br />bond release inspection to determine if these areas have been successfully reclaimed. The <br />post -mining land use for the area to be released under SL -4 is wildlife habitat and rangeland. <br />CPW generally agrees with reclamation criteria DRMS uses to evaluate whether or not an area <br />has been successfully reclaimed. For this reason, and assuming the disturbed areas meet <br />DRMS' reclamation standards, CPW does not recommend any additional site-specific <br />mitigation or reclamation practices for the proposed Peabody Sage Creek Mine Phase III bond <br />release application. <br />CPW appreciates the opportunity to provide comments for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine bond <br />release application No. 4 (SL -4). For additional information or to request clarification on <br />CPW's comments, please contact Brett Smithers, Land Use Specialist, at 970-878-6069. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kris Middledorf, Area Wildlife Manager <br />Cc. Justin Pollock, District Wildlife Manager, Milner <br />Brett Smithers, Land Use Specialist, Northwest Regional Office <br />File <br />OF CO(O <br />tip= = <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife •Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray •Jeanne Horne <br />John Howard, Vice -Chair • Dale Pizel. James Pribyl, Chair. James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman, Secretary • Alex Zipp # <br />r� <br />1876{ <br />