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United States Department of the Interior <br /> ENT OF T� OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING �\G�oF svRFgCF�y <br /> 0 <br /> Reclamation and Enforcement o z0 <br /> Z Western Region Office m <br /> P.O.Box 25065 v �� <br /> �'49CH 3j'6 Lakewood,Colorado 80225 �9T�°Nallo�NFo� <br /> December 16,2025 <br /> Jason Musick <br /> Coal Program Director <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> Re: Partial Phase I,H,and III Bond Release SL-8 (Final Bond Release and Termination of Jurisdiction); <br /> Seneca Property LLC(SPL),Seneca II-W Mine; C-1982-057 <br /> Dear Mr.Musick, <br /> This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement-Denver Field Division's <br /> receipt and review of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety's(DRMS)October 7,2025, <br /> Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance regarding the Seneca II-W Mine SL-8 partial Phase I,II,and III <br /> bond release application.OSM agrees with the proposed decision and hereby provides concurrence in accordance <br /> with 30 CFR 740.15(d)(3)and 30 CFR 906.30,Article IX, Section 24 of the State-Federal Cooperative <br /> Agreement. <br /> By email dated April 23,2025,DRMS invited OSM to attend the SL-8 field inspection at the Seneca II-W Mine; <br /> OSM participated in the inspection that was held on June 5,2025.The surface ownership is private and federal <br /> and the mineral ownership is private, state, and federal.By memo dated December 16,2025,the Bureau of Land <br /> Management,Little Snake Field Office provided its concurrence with DRMS's proposed decision. OSM <br /> interprets this to mean Seneca Property LLC(SPL)is in compliance with all stipulations associated with its <br /> federal coal leases. <br /> DRMS's proposed decision notes SPL's compliance with the approved Colorado regulatory program at Rules <br /> 3.03.1(2)(a-c)and recommends approving partial Phase I bond release on 29.6 acres and Phase II and III bond <br /> release on 107.9 acres. DRMS currently holds a performance bond in the amount of$316,698.60 which covers the <br /> entire permit area including the acreage proposed for release.Under SL-8 DRMS proposes to release all of the <br /> $316,698.60 from Phase I,II, and III bond liability. OSM concurs with DRMS's proposed decision. <br /> Thank you and your staff for coordinating this bond release action through the OSM Denver Field Branch. Please <br /> direct any questions to Dan MacKinnon,AML and Regulatory Program Specialist,at dmackinnon&osmre.gov. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Franklin Bartlett for <br /> Jeffery Fleischman <br /> Chief,Denver Field Division <br />