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2008,the Division approved Phase I reclamation liability release for the structural demolition of <br /> facilities located at the Train Loadout. The Division approved a liability release of$1,136,354.00 with <br /> the approval of SL-03. <br /> The SL-04 bond release application for the Bowie No. 1 Mine requested a partial Phase I bond release. <br /> The application was received on March 14,2012, and found complete on May 4,2012. The application <br /> requested Phase I release on 40.15 acres. The areas requested for release were designated by zones <br /> delineated by areas of cut and fill and facility pads. SL-04 was approved on June 3,2013,which <br /> approved the release of$1,278,543.70. <br /> The SL-05 bond release application was received by the Division on September 23,2014. The <br /> application was deemed complete on October 23,2014. The application initially requested the Phase I <br /> bond release of 0.45 acres and Phase II bond release of 24.0 acres. The 24.0 acres of Phase II requested <br /> lands were areas that had received Phase I release under SL-02 and SL-04. During the review process of <br /> SL-05,the number of Phase I acres was increased to 1.0 acre and the Phase II request of 24.0 acres was <br /> reduced to 23.3 acres. SL-05 was approved on April 28,2016, and reclamation liability of$175,373.56 <br /> was released. <br /> The SL-06 application for a partial Phase I and partial Phase II bond release was received by the <br /> Division on July 5,2017. The application was deemed complete on August 21,2017. The initial <br /> application included 59.4 acres associated with the East Mine and the ROM area pond. The request was <br /> adjusted to a partial Phase I request for 2.31 acres associated with five ponds at the East Mine and one <br /> pond at the ROM area, and a partial Phase II request of 58.84 acres associated with the backfilled and <br /> graded areas at the East Mine. SL-06 was approved on February 15,2018, and reclamation liability of <br /> $484,986.72 was released. <br /> The SL-07 application for Phase II and Phase III bond release was received by the Division on April 1, <br /> 2021. The application was deemed complete on April 14,2021. The initial application included 10.72 <br /> acres associated with the ROM area (the Phase II portion of this application included the pond). The <br /> request was adjusted to Phase III release of 10.38 acres because the road to the ROM was not released(a <br /> change in land use is required). SL-07 was approved on June 15, 2021,and reclamation liability of <br /> $50,653.84 was released. <br /> An application for Phase III bond release(SL-08)was received by the Division on May 24,2022,and <br /> the application included an affidavit of publication of the public notice. The area in the SL-08 <br /> application is 13.1 acres, and includes much of the West Mine. The West Mine ponds are not included <br /> in the SL-08 area, as the reclamation of these structures has not been completed. The access corridor to <br /> the ponds was also excluded. The application was deemed complete by the Division on June 23,2022. <br /> BRL published notice of the bond release application in Delta County Independent once weekly for four <br /> consecutive weeks,beginning April 20,2022. BRL also notified landowners within and adjacent to the <br /> mine permit area and other interested parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule <br /> 3.03.2(1). <br /> No comments,written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release <br /> application were received by the Division. <br /> Pennit Number C-1981-038 Page 4 of 12 <br />