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~. . Public Notice The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to grant a partial bond release for the Fruits Mine (File No. C-81-015) . The American Shield Coal Company, operator of the mine, has requested that the Division release the portion of the performance bond that is held for completing the backfilling and grading in accordance with the reclamation plan. On February 28 1991, a bond release inspection was conducted at the Fruits Mine. The Division finds that the barkf;n;,,g and grading had been completed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. The Division currently holds $40,000 and proposes to release 60$ or $54,000 in a phase 1 bond release. The Division estimates that the *p~++a+*+der of the bond, $36,000, will be sufficient to complete the remaining reclamation and to abate any pollution of surface or subsurface waters. The Division's performance bond calculations are available for public review at the Denver Office. A copy of the bond release request is available at the County Planners office in Grand Junction and at the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203. The description of the property is as follows. All underground workings and surface facilities lie within TSS, R101W of the 6th P. M. in the NE 1/4 of Section 30 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 29. The parcel of land in question is located on the U.S.G.S. Ruby Lee Reservoir 7.5 Minute Quadrangle in Mesa County. Written comments, objections and request for an adjudicatory hearing, must be received by the Division within 30 days of the first publication of the proposed decision by the Division. The request must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. 1