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<br /> <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 | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />November 14, 2022 <br /> <br />Nicki Poulos <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 16 (SL-16) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Poulos: <br /> <br />We have received your application, proof of publication, and copies of written notices concerning <br />bond release at the West Elk Mine. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required <br />by Rule 3.03.2(1) regarding bond release applications and contents, have been submitted. Thus, <br />your application has been deemed complete for the purposes of filing on November 14, 2022. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations promulgated thereunder <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />If you have not yet done so, please immediately submit a copy your bond release application to: <br /> <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />One Federal Center, Building 41 <br />PO Box 25065 <br />Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br />We are currently reviewing your bond release application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Weather <br />permitting, we will conduct a bond release inspection of the site within thirty (30) days. You will <br />be contacted by the Division to notify you of the scheduled inspection, which you may elect to attend.