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Permit Number: C1982057 Page 2 of 20 <br />Phase III <br /> <br /> Introduction <br /> <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division or <br />DRMS) in response to a request for the final Phase I, II and Phase III bond release over 107.9 comprising 29.6 acres <br />of Phase I, II and III release and 78.3 acres of Phase II and III release acres of reclamation at the Seneca IIW Mine, <br />Division file number C1982057. Areas included in this Phase I/II/III application have had topsoil replaced and were <br />revegetated between 1990 and 2007. This SL8 application represents the termination of jurisdiction for this permit. <br />The package contains four parts as follows: <br /> <br />1. Procedures and summary of the bond release process <br />2. Criteria and schedule for bond release <br />3. Observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and <br />4. The Division's proposed decision on the request for final bond release. <br /> <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 contained <br />within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can be found in the <br />permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, <br />Colorado or on the Division’s website: https://drms.colorado.gov/ <br /> <br />The Seneca IIW Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by Seneca Property LLC (“SPL”), a <br />subsidiary of Peabody Investments Corporation. Surface ownership is predominantly private, with right of <br />entry based on a variety of private leases, subleases and easements. The permit area also includes limited <br />areas of federal surface managed by BLM, and the State of Colorado. Coal mined at Seneca IIW was owned <br />by private interest, the State of Colorado, and the Federal government, under lease to Seneca Coal Company, <br />LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal and private, and the coal <br />ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br />between 1990 and 2007. This SL8 application represents the final bond release for this permit.