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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the <br />Division) in response to a request for a Partial Phase I and Partial Phase II bond release at the Bowie No. <br />1 Mine, Division file number C-1981-038. The package contains four parts. These include: l) procedures <br />and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br />findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed <br />decision on the request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process canbe found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are <br />contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br />be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br />215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Bowie No. 1 Mine is an underground mine which is permitted and operated by Bowie Resources, <br />LLC. (BRL) The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal and private, <br />and the coal ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested <br />was conducted at the East Mine in 2008, 2009 and 2017. <br />Permit Number C-1981-038 Page 2 of 11 <br />