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PUBLIC NOTICE i <br />Seneca Coal Companv, 37796 Routt County Road <br />53, P.O. Box 670, Haytlen, Coloratlo 81639, (CDMG <br />Permit No. C-80-0175, approvatl September 23, 1981) <br />is requesting release or bond Ilabiliry on 259.1 re- <br />Waimetl acres of Pre-Law area curtently within the <br />permit bountlary ffi the Seneca II MIO0. Surety <br />bonds in the anaunt o/ $1,491,736 are cwrenYly in <br />place M which $1,183,]94 is being requested for re- <br />lease. The approved reclamation plan can De re- <br />viewetl in its entirety in the Seneca II Mine Perini[ Ap- <br />plication Package located in the Haytlen Public Li- <br />~ <br />brary Hayden, Colorado - - - <br />toilD~ <br />AN affected lands withn Seneca II Mine fall withn TSN Re7W <br />pre-law, interim program and permanent program ' <br />categories. The regulatory programs are identified Section 1:All <br />a5 follows; <br /> Section 2NI <br />"Mined poor to August 3, 19]]. (Pre-Law) <br /> Section 3:POrtions of PhE'h <br />"Mined end reclaimetl after August 3, 1977 and prior <br />to May 3, 1978. Secticn 11:NE%, NYNNP/, SE%NW`/., NEWSE'F, <br /> Portions of SE'/.SEY., antl NWy.SEYa <br />"Minetl antl redaimetl after May 3, 1978 end prior to <br />the approval of the applicable regulatory program or Section 12:A11 <br />issuance of the permanent program permit <br />(September 23, 1981). (Interim Program) Section 13:N'hN'hNYz <br />"Minetl and reclaimed after September 23, 1981. <br />(Permanent Prpg2m) <br /> <br />For the purposes of this Bond Release request, only - T6N R8]W <br />Me lands mined poor ro August 3, 1977 (Pre-Lawj Section 2]:Portions of SEY.SWY., SWy.SW9. <br /> <br />are indutled. The Coloratlo Division of Reclamation, , <br />SWY.SEY., and SP/.SE% <br />Mining and Safety previously releasetl Phase Iliabiliry , <br />on the atljacent lands permittetl under [he SMCRA Section 3P:EY:E;4, NWMNE'h, Portions of NE'/nNW%, ' <br />permanent progam. antl SWY.NE'/. <br />y <br />The following is a beef summary of the Pre-Law area Section 35:W4:, WYhE'h, Portions of SE$NEV. <br />antl <br />reclamation that was completed. Backfilling antl - , <br />~ PhSEy. <br />gratling was conducted beginning in 1972 end was <br />completed poor to August 3, 19]]. The ralodty M Section 36:POrtions of S'hSye <br />the gratling work was pedormetl with dozers antl <br />motor gratlers. In Some cases grading was done TSN R86W <br />with scrapers antl tlraglmes. All areas affected by <br />the surface mining operations, ezcep[ as specifically Section 6:W%W'hSWY. <br />exempted by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining antl Safety, were regratletl on a timely basis SecfiDn 7:W'kNW'/.NWti, NwSW'HNW'b <br />to a stable configuration that conformetl with the ap- <br />provetl ecamation plan antl postmining lamtl use y~ ~. All west of Me 6M Poncpal Meridian, totaling ap- <br />(lives[ock grazing and wiltllife habitat). For the most j° proximately 3,457 acres. The actual bontl release <br />part, grading ores done abng contour to a5o mbN- ~ ~ area (259.1 acres) is situated in Sections 34 and 35 <br /> <br />mite erosion. Any time operations were conducted , <br />T6N, RB7W <br />on steep elopes loot coultl presem safely co0cem4 <br />to the operators, then gratling was done in a direc- ~ The USG$ ].5 Minute OuaMangk Maps for Milner <br />lion other than parallel to contour. and Mt Hams co0tain the tlescribetl affectetl area. A <br /> <br />~ - copy of fhe Seneca II Mine Phase I eontl Release ap- <br />The Seneca II Mine is loca[etl approximately nine (9) <br />T~ plica6on is available for public inspection at the Hay- <br />miles southeast of Haytlen, Colorado. the specific - tlen Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Haytlen, <br />area (259.1 acres) to which this bond release request Colorado 81639. Written comments w objectbns w <br />applies is inclutletl within the Permit Area lacatetl as requests for public hearing or informal conference <br /> corlcerniry this application may be submilteq to,and <br /> atlditicnal information obtainetl from, the Coloratlo <br /> <br />" Division of Reclamation, Mining antl Safety, 1313 <br /> Sherman Streeq Room 215, Denver, Coloratlo <br /> 80203-22]3, (303j 1366-356]. Comments must be <br /> receivetl within 30 days ci Ne IasY publication of [his <br /> notice or within 3D tlays of the onsite inspection, <br />r - whichever is later. <br /> The mailing atltlress for Seneca II Mine Is: <br />' ~~ ~ - Seneca Coal Company <br />„T~ -y ~ _ Ma Roy Ham <br /> Reclamation Manager <br /> P.O. Box 670 <br /> Haytlen, CO 81639 <br />>> ' <br /> First Publication Date: July 01, 2007 <br />. ~: Last Publication pate: Juty 22, 2007 <br /> '~1D08(aD55 <br />eA <br />~a <br /> <br />i i :.. <br />~ o- <br />~~w <br />9~ <br />5 <br />^4 <br />c• <br />