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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety (the <br /> Division) in response to a request for Partial Phase III bond release at the West Elk Mine, Division file <br /> number C-1980-007. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary of the <br /> bond release process;2)criteria and schedule for bond release;3)observations and findings of the Division <br /> regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and <br /> Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision on the <br /> request for bond release. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are <br /> contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br /> be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br /> 215,in Denver, Colorado. <br /> The West Elk Mine is an underground mine which was permitted and operated by Mountain Coal <br /> Company, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal and <br /> private, and the coal ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been <br /> requested was conducted between 2004 and 2008. <br /> C-1980-007 Page 2 of 11 <br />