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Submittal of Bond Release Application and Completeness Determination by the Division <br /> TMI submitted the bond release application following the procedures described in the Act and <br /> Regulations. The application also utilized the Division's Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine <br /> Bond Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995. <br /> The Division received TMI's Phase II bond release application SL19 on 8 August 2017, and found <br /> the application complete on 21 July 2017, after the Division received proof of publication of the <br /> applicant's public notice. The completeness determination was made in accordance with Section <br /> 3.03.2(1)(d). Map 1, entitled SL19 Phase II Bond Release Area Delineation and submitted with <br /> the application, shows the location of each parcel. <br /> Bond Release Parcels <br /> SL 19 requests phase II bond release for the following nine parcels. <br /> Table 2. Summary of Bond Release Parcels and Associated Acres <br /> Parcel Acres Parcel Acres Parcels Acres <br /> AB 0 9 0.3 AB 12 10.1 AB 13 15.6 <br /> FA11 46.8 FA12 94.6 KA11 57.4 <br /> KA13 29.4 ZA12 46.5 ZA13 75.4 <br /> Public Notice <br /> TMI published notice of the bond release applications in the Craig Daily Press once weekly for <br /> four consecutive weeks beginning on July 21, 2017. TMI also notified landowners within and <br /> adjacent to the mine permit area, and other interested parties of the application for bond release, <br /> as required by section 3.03.2(1). The Division received no written comments, objections, or <br /> requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release application. <br /> Bond Release Inspection <br /> As the SL19 application was deemed complete as submitted and no adequacy questions were <br /> posed, the Division conducted a Phase II bond release inspection on 30 August 2017. The site <br /> inspection was conducted in accordance with Section 3.03.2(2). The Division notified the <br /> operator, surface owners, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Office of Surface Mining <br /> (OSM), and the Colorado State Land Board of the inspection via certified mail. Jerod Smith of <br /> the Colorado State Land Board was unable to attend. Attendees included: <br /> o Tom Medlin, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement(OSMRE) #562 <br /> o Robin Reilley, LISP; Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety(DRMS) <br /> o Dan Hernandez, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety(DRMS) <br /> o Jennifer Maiolo, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) <br /> o Graham Roberts, Trapper Mining, Inc. (TMI) <br /> On 26 September 2017, DRMS provided the SL19 bond release inspection report to TMI, BLM, <br /> OSM and the Colorado State Land Board via electronic transmission. <br /> Permit Number C 1981010 <br /> SL19 <br />