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Procedures followed in Bond Release Submittal <br />The application for SL-02 follows the bond release procedures described in the Act. The application <br />also utilizes the recommendations for bond release applications provided in the Division's bond <br />release Guideline. The bond release application requests only a release of liability from reclamation <br />work; the application does not request a reduction in the dollar amount of the bond. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document contains the following four parts: 1) introduction, 2) chronology of past bond releases <br />and the review of SL-02, 3) observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with <br />the bond release requirements of the Act and the Regulations; and 4) the Division's proposed <br />decision on the request for bond release. <br />II. CHRONOLOGY OF PAST BOND RELEASES AND THE REVIEW OF SL-02 <br />Previous Bond Releases at the Trapper Mine <br />The following liability and bond releases have occurred at the Trapper Mine. <br />Craig Generation Station Loadout Liability Release. The Division approved an <br />application for liability release in December 1985 covering the Craig Generation Station <br />Loadout. No bond was released. <br />SL-Ol Phase I Bond Release. The Division approved a Phase I bond release application on <br />September 9, 1996 covering 2511.7 acres. The release was for liability for backfilling, <br />grading, and drainage reestablishment. The bond amount was not reduced. <br />SL-Ol Phase II Bond Release. On December 14, 1998, the Division approved Phase II <br />release for 1570.5 acres in the azea that previously underwent Phase I release. Phase II <br />release was for liability for topsoil replacement, revegetation success, and sediment/erosion <br />control. The bond amount was not reduced. <br />SL-02 Submittal Date. Notifications, and Completeness of the Application <br />Trapper submitted the SL-02 bond release request (application) to the Division on October 6, 1999. <br />Trapper published notice of the bond release application in the Craig Daily Press once weekly for <br />four consecutive weeks beginning on September l6, 1999. As required by Section 3.03.2(1) Trapper <br />also notified landowners within and adjacent to the mine permit area and other interested parties. <br />The Division found the application complete on October l8, 1999, after the Division received proof <br />of publication of the applicant's public notice. <br />Trapper Mine <br />Phase II Bond Release Page 2 12/21/99 <br />