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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> (the Division) in response to a request for Phase III bond release at the Bowie No. 1 Mine,Division file <br /> number C-1981-038. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary of <br /> the bond release process; 2)criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br /> Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision <br /> on the request for bond release. <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 document <br /> are contained within the Regulations. Also, additional information regarding the bond release process <br /> can be found in the Division's Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues,dated <br /> April 18, 1995. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can be obtained by <br /> contacting the Division at(303) 866-3567. <br /> The Bowie No. 1 Mine is an underground mine,permitted and operated by Bowie Resources,LLC <br /> (BRL). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal (Bureau of Land <br /> Management, aka BLM),and the coal ownership was federal. Reclamation for which bond release has <br /> been requested was conducted from 2000 to 2003 at the area known as the West Mine. <br /> Pennit Number C-1981-038 Page 2 of 12 <br />