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United States Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Grand Junction Field Office <br />2815 H Road <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81506 <br />RECE'v�t)ww.co.blm.gov/gjra/gjra/html <br />In Reply Refer To: AUG 15 2017 <br />3400(COS-080) August 10, 2017 <br />Division of &eSl® <br />afelYt1, <br />Mining <br />Memorandum <br />To: Christine Belka, Environmental Protection Specialist, OSM, Western Region <br />Daniel MacKinnon, Natural Resource Specialist, OSM <br />From: Field Manager, Grand Junction Field Office <br />Subject: Roadside Portals Mine (C-1981-041) Bond Release Application No. 10 (SL -10) <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. (SCC) applied to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, <br />and Safety (CDRMS) for partial Phase III bond release (SL -10) on 4.0 acres of their Roadside <br />Portals project. The Roadside Portals project is located in Mesa County, approximately three <br />miles northeast of Palisade, Colorado. The SL -10 application was received by DRMS on March <br />10, 2017. It was deemed complete on April 6, 2017. SCC notified the public, all interested <br />parties, and all interested government agencies. A bond release inspection was conducted on <br />April 24, 2017 by CDRMS, BLM, and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and <br />Enforcement. <br />GJFO has reviewed the bond release application No. 10 for the Roadside Portals project and <br />concurs with the CDRMS decision to partially release bonding related to Phase III reclamation <br />of the 4.0 acres. This will reduce the current liability by $14,089.16, leaving a remainder of <br />$65,702.24. 11.0 acres of disturbance are currently still covered by the remaining liability. The <br />specific area of the proposed bond release request applies to: <br />T10S, R98W; portions of Sections 27 and 28; <br />If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Eric Eckberg at (970) 244-3077. <br />Sincerely, <br />/S/ Katie A. Stevens <br />Kathryn Stevens <br />Field Manager <br />