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subsidence impacts have been reported.. No evidence of subsidence was found in the area that was <br />undermined during the bond release inspection. <br />Findings on Completion of the Reclamation Plan <br />Sunland requested Phases II and III release for all lands in the permit area, and Phase I release for <br />the east yazd drainage control bean and the pond. The Division reviewed the bond release <br />application, the mine permit, and inspected the lands. Based on the review and inspection, the <br />Division fmds that on the bond release lands, Sunland has successfully completed all surface coal <br />mining reclamation operations in accordance with the approved reclamation plan and fully met all <br />reclamation requirements of the Rules and the Act. <br />V. PROPOSED DECISION <br />Based on the fmdings set forth above, the Division proposes to approve Sunland's request for <br />Phases I, II, and III bond release for the Apex No. 2 Mine. This proposed decision will release <br />Sunland from liability for reclamation work in the bond release azea. <br />The Division currently holds a reclamation bond from Sunland in the amount of $172,020, of <br />which $68,808 covers the existing reclamation liability. The Division has previously released <br />$103,212 of bond in bond release SL-O1, and now in this bond release SL-02 proposes to release <br />the remaining $68,808 of bond. The Division also proposes to terminate jurisdiction on the lands <br />covered by mining and reclamation permit C-81-011. <br />Any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by this proposed decision <br />may request a formal public hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd in accordance with <br />Section 3.03.2(6). Public notice of this proposed decision will be published twice in the Steamboat <br />Pilot for two weeks as soon as possible. Requests for public hearing must be submitted to the <br />Division in writing within thirty days of the first publication in the Steamboat Pilot. If no hearing <br />is requested within that thirty days, the Division's decision will become fmal. <br />Apex No. 2 Mine Page 14 January 24, 2003 <br />Phases I, II, and III Bond Release <br />