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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />CRAIG DAILY PRESS
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF MOFFAT
<br />A copy of the bond release application is
<br />on file at the Moffat Count Clerk and Re -
<br />Customer #:
<br />12137-4
<br />I, Diane Hutton, do solemnly swear that I am Legal
<br />Order #:
<br />10450469
<br />Pursuant to the Rules and Regulation of
<br />Notice Representative of theCraig Daily Press, that the
<br />the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation
<br />Way, Craig, Colorado 81625 and the Rio
<br />Board published August 1980, and pur-
<br />same is a daily newspaper printed, in whole or in part,
<br />suant to the Colorado Surface Coal Min-
<br />and published in the County of Moffat, State of
<br />ing Reclamation Act 34-33-101, et seq.,
<br />notice is hereby given of the filing of an
<br />Colorado, and has a general circulation therein; that
<br />application for Phase II and III Bond Re -
<br />lease of a portion of the Colowyo Mine
<br />said newspaper has been published continuous) and
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<br />Site. The application pertains i the
<br />existing Colowyo Coal Mine, Permit No.
<br />in said Count of Moffat for a
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<br />C-19uninterruptedly
<br />L.P., -019,tateColowyo coal Company
<br />LP., 5731 State Highway No. 13,
<br />of more than fifty-two weeks to the first
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<br />Meeker, Colorado filed with the
<br />period prior
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<br />f Reclamation,
<br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining
<br />publication of the annexed legal notice or
<br />and Safety (CDRMS), Colorado Depart-
<br />lease application should be addressed to
<br />ment of Natural Resources, 1313 Sher -
<br />advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted
<br />man Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado
<br />to the United States mails as second-class matter
<br />80203, and approved by the Division on
<br />April 5, 2013 (latest Permit Renewal).
<br />under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or
<br />The Colowyo Mine is located approxi -
<br />mately 28 miles south of Craig, Colorado.
<br />any amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a
<br />The application areas for both Phase 11
<br />newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal
<br />and III bond release were reclaimed fromdail
<br />1993 through 1999. The Phase 11 areas
<br />notices and advertisements within the meaningof the
<br />total approximately 48 acres, and the
<br />Phase III acres total approximately 183
<br />laws of the State of Colorado. That the annexed legal
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<br />and all areas are shown in detail on Maps
<br />1 and 2 within the application. The sta-
<br />notice or advertisement was in the regular
<br />tus of the reclaimed areas is consistent
<br />published
<br />with the requirements of the approved
<br />and entire issue of every number of said daily
<br />reclarnation plan which includes achieve-
<br />ment of Phase I and in some cases
<br />newspaper for the period of 4 consecutive insertions;
<br />Phase II bond release, establishment of
<br />and that the first publication of said notice was in the
<br />vegetation that supports the post -miring
<br />land use, a reduction of contributions of
<br />issue of said newspaper dated 3/1/2017, and that the
<br />suspended solids below pre -mining
<br />levels, a minimum of 5 years since the
<br />last ublication of said notice was in the issue of said
<br />p
<br />rest seeding and rill and gully repair, and
<br />reclamation parcels have met the re-
<br />quirements of the revegetation success
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<br />criteria for two years. Listed below is a
<br />general legal description of this area:
<br />Phase 11 Areas
<br />Township 3 North, Range 93 West of
<br />the 6th P.M.
<br />Section 16 - W1/2NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4
<br />Section 15-SE1/4NW1/4
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in
<br />and for the County of Moffat,
<br />Phase III Areas
<br />Township 3 North, Range 93 West of
<br />State of Colorado
<br />the 6th P.M.
<br />Section 16-S1/2NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4,
<br />the da y of A.D.
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<br />sESE
<br />Section 15-SE1/4NW114
<br />Colowyo currently holds a self -bond
<br />(Bond No. SB -010) in the amount of
<br />$80,517,829. With this bond release ap-
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<br />plication, the Colowyo Mine will be re-
<br />LWquesting
<br />relinquishment of 25% of the
<br />base bond held for the Phase II parcels,
<br />Not y P blie
<br />and relinquishment of 100% of the bond
<br />held for the Phase III parcels applied for
<br />under this application.
<br />A copy of the bond release application is
<br />on file at the Moffat Count Clerk and Re -
<br />Customer #:
<br />10011778
<br />corder's Office located in the Moffat
<br />Order #:
<br />10450469
<br />County Courthouse, 221 West Victory
<br />Way, Craig, Colorado 81625 and the Rio
<br />Customer
<br />COLOWYO COAL COMPANY - AP
<br />Blanco County Clerk and Recorder's Of-
<br />fice in the Rio Blanco Courthouse located
<br />Name &
<br />DEPARTMENT
<br />at 555 Main Street #303, Meeker, Co,
<br />Address
<br />PO BOX 33449
<br />81641. Written comments, objections,
<br />and requests for a public hearing or infor-
<br />DENVER CO 80233
<br />mal conference concerning this bond re-
<br />lease application should be addressed to
<br />the Colorado Division of Reclamation
<br />Publication Charges $ 436.48
<br />HOLLY HUNTER
<br />NOTARY PUBLIC
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />NOTARY ID 20054032733
<br />MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 08/19/2017
<br />Mining and Safety, Colorado Department
<br />of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman
<br />Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado
<br />80203.
<br />Comments must be filed within thirty (30)
<br />days from the last date of this publica-
<br />tion, or within thirty (30) days of the com-
<br />pleted inspection by the CDRMS, which-
<br />ever is later.
<br />Published in the Craig Daily Press
<br />First Publication Date: March 1, 2017
<br />Last Publication Date: March 22, 2017
<br />104 50469
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