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On September 22, 1995, Kerr Coal Company filed a complete application for a permit renewal for the fourth permit term. The Division concluded the review of the application on March 18, 1996. On March 25, 1996, the Division sent its adequacy review letter to Kerr Coal, identifying those items found deficient. On the same day, Kerr Coal submitted to the Division a request for an extension of the Division decision due date for RN-03 to Apri130, 1996. Kerr Coal submitted its responses to the Division's review on May 2 and May 10, 1996, accompanied by a request for an extension to June ]4, 1996. The Division concluded its review of the Kerr Coal responses on May 15, 1996, and found the permit incompliance. During the course of reviewing Bond Release Request No. SL-Ol, which was approved Finally on March 18, 1996, the Division determined that it would retain sufficient bond for the forthcoming permit term. On 15 June 2000, pursuant to Rule 2.08.5(2)(a), the Division notified KCC that their permit would expire in 270 days. KCC submitted an application for Permit Renewal 04, for the fifth permit term, on 5 September 2000 and the Division called the application complete on 8 September 2000. The Division sent out its adequacy review of the permit on 25 October 2000. KCC responded to the adequacy questions on 14 June 2001, with the submission of Technical Revision 20, which was approved on 4 September 2001. During the permit review process the Division received an application for a Phase I Bond Release for the loadout and a Phase II Bond Release for the 720 Pit and Pit 1 (SL-02). This application was received on 21 September 2000 and subsequently approved on 26 June 2001. The bond release reduced the required bond by $1,117,641.00, to its current level of $700,270.00. During the bond release process the Division performed an evaluation of the reclamation cost estimate and determined that the bond held ($700,270.00) was adequate to cover the remaining reclamation at the Marr Mine. The Division also received an application for a Phase I Bond Release for the Marr Pit (SL-03). This application was received on 17 May 2001 and is currently under review by the Division. There are no bond monies associated with this bond release application, only the release from liability for backfilling and grading and drainage reestablishment activities. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT Geology The Marr Strip Mine is located in North Pazk, an intermountain valley bound to the north by Independence Mountain, to the east by the Medicine Bow Range, to the south by the Rabbit Ears Range, [o the southeast by the Never Summer Range, and to the west by the Pazk Range. There is a complex structure of folding within the North Park Basin, known as the North Park Syncline. Marr Mine Petmit Renewal 04 11 January, 2002 ~-