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E S corco-rv,~r Seneca Coal Company Duty 29, zoos Ms. Sandy Brown Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman St., Room 21s Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-3s67 REG~~~~~ AUG 0 3 2005 t~~ pt M10Brals anJ +r-'ro6; RE: Seneca Bond Release Meeting Dear Sandy, Thank you for taking the time to meet with representatives from Seneca Coal Company (SCC) on July 19s'. We aze looking forward to working with your group on bond release submittals. We would like to verify our understanding of specific issues that were discussed with you and Mike Boulay. SCC expects to submit a Phase I bond release package for Seneca II in eazly 2006, based on tdamation that needs to be completed (roads and drainages), public notice timeframes, and the Division's bond release field inspection. The Phase I Bond Release format and documentation will be based on the: 1. Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, Apri118, 1995; 2. Rule 3.03 Release of Performance Bondr, and 3. The issues addressed in the]uly 19~^ meeting. • The entire Seneca II mine will qualify for Phase I bond release, except for the facilities and office azea. • SCC will attempt to designate lands, based on their law status and bond designation. • The postmine drainages will require `as-built profiles' except for PM-1, which will require afull-blown certified as-built. These will be submitted with the bond release package. • Roads that retnain will be built into the post tnining topography. Roads will have a `typical as built', consisting - - ofcross-sections and profiles, included in the package. - Roads in excess of 20 feet will have a justification for their need. - Reclamation adjacent to the permanent roads will be seeded without topsoil. • The CDMG will receive a draft of the public notice letter prior to it being finalized and sent. At that time, a list of the recipients will be submitted to the CDMG. • SCC will send the bond release package to your office before the public notice period has expired. • SCC will submit a Technical Revision for Vegetation Evaluation Procedures, prior to submitting a Phase R package. Seneca Coal Company • P.O. Box 670 • Hayden, Colorado 81839 Telephone (970) 278-3707 • FAX (970) 2783014