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� United States Department of the Interior OF so FA <br /> M "Fyn <br /> o !� <br /> OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING m <br /> Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> IN9CH 3 N'ba°j Western Region Office gripNgNp��,�o� <br /> P.O.Box 25065 <br /> Lakewood, Colorado 80225 <br /> June 3, 2021 <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 I Bond Release SL-20; Colowyo Coal Company,LP; Colowyo Coal Mine; C-1981-019 <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) May <br /> 28, 2021 Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance pertaining to Colowyo Coal Company, LP's (Colowyo) <br /> SL-20 partial Phase I bond release application. OSMRE agrees with the proposed decision and hereby provides <br /> concurrence in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d)(3) and 30 CFR 906.30,Article IX, Section 24 of the State- <br /> Federal Cooperative Agreement. <br /> By letter dated April 13, 2021, DRMS invited OSMRE to attend the May 6, 2021 field inspection at the Colowyo <br /> Mine; OSMRE did not participate. The surface ownership associated with SL-20 is private and the mineral <br /> ownership is federal. By letter dated June 1, 2021,the Bureau of Land Management, Little Snake Field Office <br /> provided its concurrence with DRMS's proposed decision. OSMRE interprets this to mean Colowyo is in <br /> compliance with all stipulations associated with its federal coal leases. <br /> DRMS's proposed decision notes Colowyo's compliance with the approved Colorado regulatory program at Rule <br /> 3.03.1 (2) (a)and recommends approving partial Phase I bond release on 18 acres at the Colowyo Mine. DRMS <br /> currently holds a performance bond in the amount of$130,000,000.00 which covers the entire permit area <br /> including the acreage proposed for release. Under SL-20 DRMS proposes to release a total of$14,129.00 from <br /> Phase I 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 Dan MacKinnon,Natural Resources Specialist, at dmackinnonkosmre.g_ov. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> by <br /> HOWARD HHOWAIRDIgned SSTRAND <br /> STRAND 09:3205-0600�3 3 <br /> Howard E. Strand, Manager <br /> Denver Field Branch <br /> C: Tony Tennyson <br />