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Introduction <br /> This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining <br /> and Safety(the Division)for the Hayden Gulch Loadout. This document includes: 1)the proposed <br /> decision to approve the Partial Phase I, II, and III bond release at the Hayden Gulch Loadout, <br /> Division file number C-1992-081; 2) procedures and summary of the bond release process. 3) <br /> criteria and schedule for bond release; 4) observations and findings of the Division regarding <br /> compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and <br /> Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this <br /> document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclama- <br /> tion operations can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at <br /> 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br /> SL-2 was submitted to the Division in conjunction with Permit Revision No. 2 (PR-2). PR-2 <br /> modified the approved reclamation plan and post-mining land use for the major portion of the <br /> Hayden Gulch Loadout, consistent with the transfer of former rail spur areas to the Town of <br /> Hayden(Hayden)for recreational use. The former rail spur area will be converted to a recreational <br /> trail for the use of residents and visitors to Hayden under a locally managed "Tracks-to-Trails" <br /> program. The Division approved the change in post-mining land use for the area within the SL- <br /> 2 bond release with permit revision PR-2. PR-2 was issued by the Division on January 3,2022. <br /> The bond release application SL-2 was submitted by Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC. (HGT) The <br /> Loadout is located on state and private lands within Routt County,Colorado. The legal description <br /> of the lands included within the permit area is: <br /> Township 6 North, Range 88 West of the 6th Principal Meridian <br /> Section 10 Portions of E1/2 <br /> Section 14 Portions of W1/2, SE1/4, and SWIM <br /> Section 15 Portions of E1/2E1/2 <br /> Section 22 Portions of NE1/4 <br /> Section 23 Portions of N1/2N1/2NW1/4 <br /> Section 24 Portions of S1/2N1/2,NW1/4 <br /> Township 6 North, Range 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian <br /> Section 17 Portions of SW1/4, SE1/4, andNEI/4 <br /> Section 18 Portions of SE1/4 <br /> Section 19 Portions of N1/2 <br /> 1 <br />