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A stipulation (No. 3) was placed on the 1987 permit to address the possibility of <br />encountering previously undiscovered cultural resources within the permit area. Mining <br />operations have been completed and there is no new disturbance associated with this site. <br />Therefore, this stipulation has been complied with and removed. <br />6. For this surface mining operation, private mineral estate has not been severed from <br />private surface estate; therefore, the documentation specified by Rule 2.03.6(2) is not <br />required (2.07.6(2)(f)). <br />Applicant Violator System. On the basis of evidence submitted by the applicant and <br />received from other state and federal agencies as a result of the Section 34-33-114(3) <br />compliance review required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the <br />Division finds that Seneca Coal Company does not own or control any operations which <br />aze currently in violation of any law, rule, or regulation of the United States, or any State <br />law, rule, or regulation, or any provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation <br />Act or the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act [incompliance with Rule <br />2.07.6(2)(g)(h)]. <br />8. Seneca Coal Company does not control and has not controlled mining operations with a <br />demonstrated pattern of willful violations of the Act of such nature, duration, and with <br />such resulting irrepazable damage to the environment as to indicate an intent not to <br />comply with the provisions of the Act (2.07.6(2)(h)). <br />9. The Division fmds that surface coal mining and reclamation operations to be performed <br />under this permit will not be inconsistent with other such operations anticipated to be <br />performed in azeas adjacent to the permit azea (2.07.6(2)(I)). <br />10. The Division currently holds a bond in the form of corporate surety bonds totaling <br />$11,673,859.00. The bonds are as follows: <br />National Fire Ins. Co. Of Hartford No. 9264038 <br />National Fire Ins. Co. Of Hartford No. 9264039 <br />National Fire Ins. Co. Of Hartford No. 9264088 <br />National Fire Ins. Co. Of Hartford No. 9264191 <br />National Fire Ins. Co. Of Hartford No. 9264508 <br />Seaboazd Surety Company No. 30955 <br />$119,000.00 <br />$17,736.00 <br />$3,453,662.00 <br />$1,355,000.00 <br />$6,475,728.00 <br />$252,733.00 <br />These bonds re.•nain in force for the 2002-2007 permit term. The above bond amount <br />exceeds the Division's projection of reclamation costs for maximum reclamation <br />requirements which would occur during the proposed permit term. The Division's <br />projected total bond amount is $8,034, 357. It reflects no bond release for reclamation <br />work completed (2.07.6(2)(j)}. <br />11. The Division has made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmland <br />within the permit area. The decision was based on a December 19, 19791etter from the <br />10 <br />