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United States Department of the Interior IN REPLY AEPe0. TO: OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement P.O. Box 46667 Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 January 7, 2004 Ronald W. Cattany, Director Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80202 R8: Phase iiI Song Release (SL-4), Trayyer Mine, Permit No. C- 1981-010, Fiadiaga of Cas4pliancs aa8 Proposa8 Deoisioa Dear Mr. Cattany: This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Western Regional Coordinating Center (WRCC), Denver Field Division's (DFDj receipt and review of the above phase III Bond Release Proposed Decision document prepared by the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) dated November 18, 2003. DFD agrees with the findings and decision document and hereby provides OSM concurrence for the above bond release action in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article iX, Section 24, of the State-Federal Cooperative Agreement. A thorough summary of previous bond release actions and the operational and .reclamation history of the mine are accurately captured in the above DMG Proposed Decision. Public and landowner notification of the bond release provided by the permittee {Trapper Mining, Inc), and the bond release inspection notifications provided by DMG are also documented in the Proposed Decision, DMG's inspection report for the bond release inspection, and related correspondence. Both OSM and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were notified of the bond release inspection. HLM concurred with the proposed decision in a letter dated December 16, 2003. DMG's Proposed Decision documents the applicant's compliance with the Colorado approved regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2, and DMG's bond release guidelines dated April, 18, 1995. Bond release criteria found in the above regulatory provisions have been met or exceeded by the permittee. The hydrologic balance of surface and ground waters is demonstrated to be stable, successful vegetation reestablishment has been demonstrated, and the permittee has achieved the approved post mining land uses. This Phase III bond release requests applies to 1857.7 acres of disturbance at the mine. Phase I and Phase II bond release has previously been approved for these areas of the mine. DMG conducted the bond release inspection required at Colorado Rule, Section 3.03.2 (2) on June 4, 2003. OSM participated in the inspection ~HAMERICA~~~