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�ME"T F Or <br /> United States Department of the Interior oFsFReclamation and Enforcementa <br /> OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Western Region Office brio �Fo� <br /> 9 P.O. BOX 25065 NANDE <br /> Lakewood,Colorado 80225 <br /> July 13,2020 <br /> James Stark <br /> Coal Program Supervisor <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Re: Partial Phase II/III and Phase III Bond Release Application SL-7; Seneca Property,LLC; Yoast Mine; <br /> C-1994-082 <br /> Dear Mr. Stark, <br /> This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement(OSMRE), Denver Field <br /> Branch's (DFB)receipt and review of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety's (DRMS) July <br /> 6, 2020 Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance pertaining to Seneca Property, LLC's (SPL), SL-7 partial <br /> Phase II/III and Phase III bond release application. OSMRE agrees with the proposed decision and hereby <br /> provides concurrence in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d)(3) and 30 CFR 906.30,Article IX, Section 24 of the <br /> State-Federal Cooperative Agreement. <br /> This action pertains to 39.4 acres of combined Phase II/II1 bond release in addition to 315.0 acres of Phase III <br /> bond release. By letter dated October 1, 2019 DRMS invited OSMRE to attend the October 15, 2019 field <br /> inspection at the Yoast Mine; OSMRE participated in the inspection. The surface and mineral ownership <br /> associated with SL-7 is federal and private.By letter dated July 13,2020 the Bureau of Land Management, Little <br /> Snake Field Office provided its concurrence with DRMS's proposed decision. OSMRE interprets this to mean <br /> SPL is in compliance with all lease stipulations applicable to SL-7. <br /> DRMS's proposed decision notes SPL's compliance with the approved Colorado regulatory program at Rule <br /> 3.03.1 (2) (b)- (c) and recommends approving partial Phase 11/III and Phase III bond release on 354.4 total acres <br /> at the Yoast Mine. DBMS currently holds a performance bond in the amount of$1,379,988.51 which covers the <br /> entire permit area including the acreage proposed for release. Under SL-7 DRMS proposes to release a total of <br /> $377,412.21 from Phase II/III and Phase III bond liability. OSMRE concurs with DRMS's proposed decision. <br /> Thank you and your staff for coordinating this bond release action through the OSMRE Denver Field Branch. <br /> Please direct any questions to Tom Medlin,Environmental Protection Specialist, at tmedlingosmre.gov. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Digitally signed by <br /> HOWARD STRAND HOWARD STRAND <br /> Date:2020.07.13 <br /> 15:12:14-06'00' <br /> Howard E. Strand,Manager <br /> Denver Field Branch <br /> C: Seneca Property, LLC <br />