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Table of Contents <br /> I. Introduction <br /> II. Procedures and Summary of Bond Release Process <br /> III. Criteria for Bond Release <br /> IV. Observations and Findings <br /> V. Proposed Decision <br /> Attachments: <br /> Table 1. Summary of All Bond Release Acreages <br /> Table 2. Summary of All Bond Release Amounts <br /> Table 3. SL-21 Releasable Amount <br /> Table 4. GPS Point Elevations <br /> Figure 1. SL-21 Location Map <br /> Figure 2. SL-21 GPS Point Locations <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining, and <br /> Safety(Division)in response to a request for Partial Phase I Bond Release at the Colowyo Mine, <br /> Permit Number C-1981-019,bond release application number SL-21. This Findings document <br /> contains five parts. These include: 1)Introduction; 2)Procedures and Summary of the Bond <br /> Release Process; 3)Criteria and Schedule for Bond Release; 4) Observations and Findings of the <br /> Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal <br /> Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 5)the Division's <br /> Proposed Decision on the request for bond release. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> Reclamation Act and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal <br /> Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed <br /> information about the mining and reclamation operations can be found in the permit application on <br /> file at the Division offices,located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215,in Denver, Colorado. <br /> The Colowyo Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by the Colowyo Coal <br /> Company, LP (Colowyo). The total permit area encompasses 26,133.34 acres. The Colowyo <br /> Mine is located approximately 25 miles north of the town of Meeker, CO and 25 miles south of <br /> the town of Craig, CO in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties off of Colorado State Highway 13. <br /> The land for which bond release has been requested is owned by Colowyo. The coal within the area <br /> which is being requested with SL-21 is owned by the Bureau of Land Management(BLM) and the <br /> Colorado State Land Board(CSLB). <br /> Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance June 24,2022 <br /> Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-21 Page 1 <br />