2020-07-07_REVISION - C1994082 (10)

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Notice of Proposed Decision The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release Application No. 7 (SL-7) for the Yoast Mine, Permit No. C-1994-082. With this application, SPL requested Phase II and III combined (39.4 acres), and Phase III (315 acres), for a total bond release of 354.4 acres. The surface operation is operated by Seneca Property LLC under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release application was submitted by Seneca Property LLC on September 10, 2019. Seneca Coal Company has requested a combined phase II and III, and partial phase III bond releaset totalling 354.4 acres of which 40.36 comprise phase II and III, and 314.1 acres comprise phase III request in the innitial application. Adequacy review required a reduction in requested acreage. The revised request comprisd a request for Phase II and III combined (39.4 acres), and Phase III (315 acres), for a total bond release of 354.4 acres.The surface and mineral ownership of the permit area is held by the Federal government and private parties. The affected area is located in Routt County, approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and on the Division’s website at http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx. A user’s guide for our document imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same web address. Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision.