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Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Area Phase I Approved Phase II Approved' <br />WP003 <br />WP004 <br />WP012/WP013 <br />June 14, 2011 (SL -04) <br />June 14, 2011 (SL -04) <br />June 17, 2013 SL -06 <br />June 14, 2011 (SL -04) <br />June 14, 2011 (SL -04) <br />Application Pending <br />EP041 i <br />June 14, 2011 (SL -04) <br />June 14, 2011 (SL -04) <br />EP045 ; <br />April 1998 (SL -06) <br />Application Pending <br />EP046 ; <br />June 17, 2013 (SL -06) <br />Application Pending <br />EP047 i <br />June 17, 2013 (SL -06) <br />Application Pending <br />EP048 I <br />June 17, 2013 (SL -06) <br />Application Pending <br />EP049 <br />June 17, 2013 (SL -06) <br />Application Pending <br />EP050 ; _ <br />June 17, 2013 (SL -06) <br />Application Pending <br />1 All reclamation units noted as "application pending" <br />are being applied for Phase II bond release <br />under this same application (SL -14). <br />B. Revegetation Success Demonstration <br />The areas included in this Phase III Bond Release Application have been shown to meet the <br />Phase III criteria as set forth by the "Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release <br />Issues ", issued April 18, 1995 and Colowyo's current permit, Permit C-1981-019, Section 4.15. <br />Please see Appendix E for a detailed report on revegetation success. <br />Please note that acreages presented in Appendices E will be equal to or greater than the acreages <br />being applied for Phase III bond release. The report presented in these Appendix takes into <br />account acreages for each reclamation block as a whole unit. Within some of these reclamation <br />units being applied for are stock ponds and permanent post -mining channels. Those areas cannot <br />be applied for bond release until the entire watershed reporting to each structures have been <br />Phase II released. This has not occurred to date; therefore, as shown on Map 2, the permanent <br />post -mine channels and stock ponds are not being applied for Phase III bond release under this <br />application, and the acreages included in this application have been adjusted to account for <br />removal of the acreages associated with those structures. <br />C. Post -Mining Land Use <br />The post -mining land use of rangeland is identical to the premining land use, and is consistent <br />with surrounding areas. Colowyo has reclaimed these areas to specifically support both domestic <br />livestock and wildlife. These reclamation parcels plant life sustainably supports a large <br />assortment of various species of wildlife. Hundreds of elk, antelope and deer have been <br />observed on these areas, and many stay for the majority of the year. Small mammals and various <br />bird species, including sharp -tail grouse, are also thriving on these reclaimed parcels. Wildlife <br />grazing has been observed on these lands since reclamation occurred, and these reclaimed <br />parcels have provided a sustainable source of food since reclamation activities were <br />implemented. <br />SL -14 Phase II and Phase III Bond Release Application Page 9 <br />