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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />j&7 Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />February 9, 2018 <br />Routt County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />P.O. Box 773598 <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br />Bond Release Application No. 6 (SL -6) <br />Dear Routt County Commissioners: <br />This letter, as required by Rule 3.03.2(5)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release Application No. 6 <br />for the Yoast Mine. This decision will be published in the Steamboat Pilot as soon as possible. <br />Publication of the notice initiates a thirty (30) day public comment period. If, within thirty days, <br />there are no requests for an adjudicatory hearing, the decision will become final. <br />Bond Release application No. 6 (SL -6) represents partial Phase I release of 76.5 acres and a <br />partial Phase III release of 275.4 acres of reclaimed lands associated with the Seneca Yoast <br />Mine. All areas associated with this SL -6 application were reclaimed between 1997 and 2013. <br />As an interested party, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing as outlined under Rule <br />3.03.2(6) of the Rules and Regulations. The request for an adjudicatory hearing must be written <br />and state with specificity the reasons why the hearing is requested. The request must be received <br />within thirty days of the first publication of the proposed decision in the Steamboat Pilot. <br />Copies of the proposed decision and findings are available for review at the Division office at the <br />above address and on the Division's website at <br />http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pa esg /hnagedDocumentData.aspx. If you have <br />questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining. state. co. us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Robert W. Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />