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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE <br />MONTROOSE, COLORADO 81401 RECE~VEp <br />~I ? ~ ~ ' 2005 <br />Divis/on a/KSe In Reply Refer To: <br />era/s&~~t~y CO-150(D00 <br />OCT 2 9 2005 <br />Memorandum <br />To: Henry Austin, DOI/OSM Senior Reclamation Specialist <br />From: Manager, Uncompaghre Field Office (UFO) <br />Subject: West Elk Mine -Phase One Bond Release for Permit C-80-007 <br />In response to the Colorado Division ofMinerals and Geology (DMG) Findings ofCompliance and Proposed <br />Decision for Phase One Bond Release (SL-1) dated October 14, 2005, we agree with the DMG findings and <br />proposed decision. <br />BLM understands that the unreleased portion ofthe bond is sufficient to cover reclamation that remains to be <br />completed in conjunction with permit C-80-007. <br />BLM is aware that representatives of the U.S. Forest Service, the manager of federal lands in the bond release <br />area, were present on the Bond Release Inspection on October 7, 2004. BLM also realizes that a concurrence <br />for bond release is required from the U.S. Forest Service. <br />If you have any questions, you may call Desty Dyer at (970) 240-5302. <br />l <br />r ~~f' f <br />~~~ ~; " ,llf7 c <br />~~ t''£c6 P"th/2 <br />CC: Henry Barbe, Mountain Coal Company <br />Tom Kaldenbach, CDMG <br />