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<br />permit holder; and c) The DOE rnancial ~>arranty is valid and covers a)1 reclamation <br />zctivities required to be completed by the approved D?`4G reclamation permit. The <br />amount of financial warranty posted with the D?~1G shall be the difference between the <br />zmounr required to be posted by the DOE, and the amount required by the D?`9G. In no <br />event shall the amount of financial warranty posted with the DIG be less than 5100.00. <br />In addition, the state reclamation permit application shall contain a provision that in the <br />event the DOE reduces the financial warranty, the permittee must post an acceptable <br />replacement warranty ~a,ith the D?~4G prior to any release by the DOE. The replacement <br />warranty shall be sufficient to cover the cost of reclamation liability unless the state <br />conducts an inspection and concurs with the DOE finding. <br />2) Execute a Succession of Operator and Transfer of Permit ("SO"). The successor <br />applicant ~a~ill need to complete an SO application (5100.00 application fee) and submit to <br />the Dl`7G a properly executed financial warranty in the amount of 521,565.00. The SO <br />application must be approved and the financial warranty revie~~ed and accepted by the <br />D'`IG prior to the scheduled hearing date. In the event the successor applicant wishes to <br />pursue havins the D?`iG accept a DOE bond in lieu of a DMG bond, the successor <br />applicant will need to provide to the D\4G, prior to the hearing, the writte~i verifications <br />from the DOE as described above, plus a minimum 5100.00 financial warranty to the <br />DMG. <br />If you have any questions or need zdditional information, please contact me at the DAQG's <br />Durango Field Office at 970-247-5523. If you have questions reeardin_e the specific requirements <br />for the various types of bond instruments acceptable to the DMG, please contact Barb Chiappone <br />at the DMG's Denver Office at 303-566-3567. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ '%~ <br />%~~ ~~ ~/ <br />Tom Gillis <br />Senior Enviromnental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Perry Flanigan, Ryan Ltd., 1409 Birch, Montrose, COS 1401 <br />Joe Baldwin, Ryan Ltd., ] 641 - 6500 Road, Montrose, COS 1401 <br />Attgela Ekker, Branney, Hillyard & Barnhart, LLP, 7557 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 1200, <br />Englewood, CO SO111 <br />Don Gorman, Gold Eagle'`4ining, Inc., P.O. Box 3007, Aontrose, COS 1402 <br />Dan Burns, U.S. Dept. Of Energy, 2597 B 3/4 Road, Grand Junction, CO 51503 <br />Dave Diss, Cotter Corporation, P.O. Box 700, Nucla, COS 1424 <br />/tdo <br />uti-72fia~Ltdg <br /> <br />