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Notice of Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology has issued a proposed decision to Approve Bond Release <br />Application No. 2 (SL-2) for the La Plata No. 1 Mine, Permit No. C-1987-072. The Division proposes to <br />temvnate its jurisdiction over the site. The mine is operated by Rocky Mountain Bank and Trust under the <br />provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release application <br />was submitted by Rocky Mountain Bank and Trust on February 12, 2004. <br />The applicant requests release of all performance bond held by the Division for the La Plata No. 1 Mine, and <br />release of all reclamation liability for the site. The Division has established reclamation liability to be <br />$8,730. The request is for Phase III (final) bond release on all 193 acres of the permit azea, including 35 <br />acres disturbed by mining activities. Reclamation work was completed in 1990 through 1992. The work <br />included facilities removal, portal sealing, regrading, and revegetation. The affected azea is located in La <br />Plata County, approximately 6.5 miles southwest of Hesperus, Colorado, in NW '/< and NE'/< Section 28, <br />T35N-R11W. <br />Copies of the proposed decision aze available for review at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the office of the La Plata County <br />Clerk and Recorder. <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory hearing <br />regazding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within thirty (30) days of <br />the fast publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and <br />objections to the proposed decision. <br />