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few outbuildings or corrals with no consequences to public health and safety. V. SUMMARY The New Pryor site is abond-revoked site. Reclamation was completed under a Cooperative Agreement with the Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement. The reclamation work was completed under this agreement and closeout ofthe agreement is documented in a July 9, 1992 letter from the Division to the Office of Surface Mining. No bond money remains for any additional work at this site. The prospects of ever collecting any additional bond money through the liquidation of Union Indemnity via the State of New York Insurance Division appears unlikely, given the passage of twenty yeazs since Union Indemnity filed for protection under Chapter 7. No public comments were received concerning the TOJ process from the public or from the landowners. The landowners did not attend the final inspection and have voiced no objections during the revegetation liability period. Periodic Division field inspection has identified no significant on-the-ground issues and final inspection indicated the site is in excellent condition. The post-mining land use of rangeland has been achieved, with a self-sustaining mix of grasses and forbs well established as demonstrated by results of two years of vegetation sampling. Actual use of the reclaimed area for cattle grazing has been demonstrated and observed during the later years of the revegetation period. The site presents no hazards to public health and safety. VI. PROPOSED DECISION The Division finds that all surface coal mining reclamation operations have been completed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan and met all reclamation requirements of the Rules and the Act, to the extent possible considering the revoked nature of the permit. The site appears to have successfully achieved the post mining land use. Based on the findings set forth above, the Division proposes to terminate jurisdiction at the New Pryor Mine. This proposed decision terminates all Division of Minerals and Geology involvement for the permit area of the New Pryor Mine. Any person with a valid legal interest, which might be adversely affected by this proposed decision, may request a formal public hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board in accordance with Section 3.03.2(6). Public notice of this proposed decision will be published twice in the Huerfano World for two weeks as soon as possible. Requests for public hearing must be submitted to the Division in writing within thirty days of the first publication in the Huerfano World. If no hearing is requested within thirty days, the Division's decision will become final. VII. Appendix A -Supporting Documents Documents used to support this written finding aze listed below, as found in the Division permit system for #C-81-031. They include, but are not limited to; 14