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may increase the statewide bond at any time in order to cover additional or expanded prospecting <br /> activities.) The financial warranty must be submitted and approved by the Division prior to <br /> entry upon lands for the purpose of prospecting. The financial warranty will be retained by <br /> the Board until the prospector has completed reclamation of the prospecting site and has been <br /> released, in writing, of reclamation responsibility. Financial warranty forms can be downloaded <br /> from the Division's Internet web page located at https://drms.colorado.gov. <br /> PLAN MODIFICATIONS: <br /> Modifications to an existing NOI must be submitted in writing and approved in advance of such <br /> activity. Modifications shall be reviewed by the Board or Office in the same manner as new NOIs, <br /> use the same NOI form, include confidentiality designations,and a fee for$86. Prospectors must <br /> fill out sections of the NOI form that will change and indicate the sections that will not change. <br /> Prospectors must designate each portion of the modified NOI they believe are to remain <br /> confidential. Please note that under SB 228, all information provided to the Board in an NOI or a <br /> modification of an NOI is a matter of public record including, in the case of a modification, the <br /> original notice of intent, unless that information relates to the mineral deposit location, size, or <br /> nature or is designated by the Prospector as proprietary or trade secrets or that would cause <br /> substantial harm to the competitive position of the Prospector. Accordingly,the Prospector should <br /> also designate the information in the original NOI that it believes is confidential if it has not already <br /> done so. <br /> The Board shall determine (where there is a question) if an NOI can be modified or requires the <br /> filing of a new NOI in accordance with Rule 1.4.11. If the Division determines that the proposed <br /> modification(or new NOI)requires the posting of an additional reclamation bond amount to cover <br /> increased costs of reclamation caused by the modification (or new NOI), the NOI holder must <br /> submit and the Division must approve the supplemental or additional bond to cover such <br /> increased reclamation costs before the NOI holder may undertake any additional or different <br /> activities described in the modification (or new NOI). A separate prospecting notice shall be filed <br /> with the Office for each non-contiguous land survey quarter section in which a proposed <br /> prospecting activity is to occur. The requirement for separate notices maybe waived by the Office <br /> for good cause(Rule 5.1.1). <br /> ANNUAL REPORTS: <br /> Effective as of December 31, 2006, Annual Reports are required for all active prospecting <br /> operations. By the anniversary date of each year that the NOI is in effect, the prospector <br /> must file an annual reclamation report detailing the exploration and reclamation activities <br /> that occurred during that year and whether prospecting has been completed (Rule 5.6). <br /> Annual Reports filed on or after June 2, 2008 shall be a matter of public record unless designated <br /> by the prospector as confidential pursuant to the provision of Rule 1.3. Failure to submit an <br /> Annual Report for two (2) consecutive years shall constitute evidence of abandonment of the <br /> vi <br />