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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(the Division) in response to a request for a Partial Phase III bond release, (SL10) at the Roadside <br />Portals, Division file number C-1981-041. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) <br />procedures and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) <br />observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) <br />the Division's proposed decision on the request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document <br />are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Roadside Portals is a underground which was permitted and operated by Snowcap Coal Company, <br />Inc. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal and municipal <br />(Town of Palisade), and the coal ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond <br />release has been requested was conducted April 24, 2017. <br />2 <br />Roadside Portals C1981-041 SL10 Findings <br />