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• 1000LORADO <br />-w Division of Reclamation, <br />® Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />March 4, 2021 <br />Delta County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />501 Palmer Street, 9227 <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br />Bond Release Application No. 2 (SL-2) <br />Dear Delta County Commissioners: <br />This letter, as required by Rule 3.03.2(5)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release Application No. 2 for <br />the Elk Creek Mine. This decision will be published in the Delta County Independent as soon as <br />possible. Publication of the notice initiates a thirty (30) day public comment period. If, within <br />thirty days, there are no requests for an adjudicatory hearing, the decision will become final. <br />SL-2 releases approximately 138.74 acres of reclaimed surface facilities, coal waste piles, mine <br />ventilation boreholes, drill pads and associated roads, as well as facilities that have been <br />repurposed for industrial or commercial uses. Reclamation work was completed in the areas <br />requested for release between 1996 and 2017. SL-2 releases 60% of the bond applicable to 66.05 <br />acres released from Phase I reclamation liability (West Valley Fill, II West Valley Fill, and a <br />portion of the Gob Vent Boreholes and associated pads and roads), 85% of the bond applicable to <br />70.36 acres released from Phase I & II reclamation liability (Bear Creek B-Seam Portal & Fansite <br />(US Steel), Lower Hubbard Creek facilities area, Hubbard Creek Fan 91 Site, and a portion of the <br />Gob Vent Boreholes and associated pads and roads), and 100% of the bond applicable to 2.33 <br />acres released from Phase I, II & III reclamation liability (Bear Creek Fansite (leased to Vessels). <br />As an interested party, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing as outlined under Rule <br />3.03.2(6) of the Rules and Regulations. The request for an adjudicatory hearing must be written <br />and state with specificity the reasons why the hearing is requested. The request must be received <br />within thirty days of the first publication of the proposed decision in the Delta County Independent. <br />Copies of the proposed decision and findings are available for review at <br />https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1981022 in the "Permit No" field. <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />