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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety (the <br /> Division or DRMS)in response to a request for Phase II and III bond release over 816.6 acres of reclamation <br /> at the Seneca IIW Mine,Division file number C-1982-057. The package contains four parts as follows: <br /> 1. procedures and summary of the bond release process <br /> 2. criteria and schedule for bond release <br /> 3. observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements <br /> of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; <br /> and <br /> 4. the Division's proposed decision on the request for bond release. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining and in the Guideline Re a� rding Selected Coal Mine Bond <br /> Release Issues,dated April 18, 1995. All Rules referenced within this document are contained within the <br /> Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can be found in the permit <br /> application on file at the Division offices,located at 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215,in Denver, Colorado or <br /> on the Division's website: hl!ps:Hdnns.colorado.gov/ <br /> The Seneca IIW Mine is a surface which was permitted and operated by Seneca Property LLC,a subsidiary <br /> of Peabody Investments Corporation. Surface ownership is predominantly private,with right of entry based <br /> on a variety of private leases, subleases and easements. The permit area also includes limited areas of federal <br /> surface managed by BLM, and the State of Colorado. Coal mined at Seneca IIW was owned by private <br /> interest,the State of Colorado, and the Federal government,under lease to Seneca Coal Company,LLC. The <br /> ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal and private,and the coal <br /> ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br /> between 1990 and 2007. <br /> Permit Number C1982057 Prepared by: R.Reilley NIS,GISP <br /> SL6 Phase II and III Page 2 of 16 <br />