GENERAL48916

• Permit No: C1981025
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/13/2001
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for SL4
• From: Partial Phase I & Partial Phase II
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Release. A reduction in the required bond to $95,612 is warranted. Phase I and Phase II reclamation
work yet to be accomplished on this permit consists of demolition and disposal of the Stoney Road
bridge. Additional reclamation tasks include demolition and disposal of four water monitoring flume
bases, reclamation of two water monitoring wells, cleaning of permanent ponds, and reseeding of
reclaimed areas. A copy of this Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance document will be on
file for public inspection at the offices of the Division incompliance with Rule 3.03.2(2).
IV. PROPOSED DECISION
Based on this Findings of Compliance, the Division proposes [o approve, as of November 9, 2001,
the Minrec, Inc. Application for Partial Bond Release (SL-04) of 2001. All requirements of the Rules
and Act have been successfully completed.
A copy of this Proposed Decision to release Minrec, Inc. for liability for reclamation work as
described in the SL-04 Application and this supporting Findings of Compliance is being provided 66
to Minrec, Inc. (permittee), the U.S. Bank N. A., the Garfield and Pitkin County Commissioners, the
Office of Surface Mining, Ken[ Wellner (USFS), Bruce Fowler (BLM), Janet Buck (Town of
Carbondale), Crystal River Ranch, and J. Burtazd (upstream landowner). Concurrently, the Division is
publishing written notice of its proposed decision once a week for two consecutive weeks in the
Glenwood Springs Post Independent, a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the surface
coal mining operationb~. The Division completed its evaluation of the Application on November 13,
2001. These notifications advise the above agencies and persons of their right to request a public
heazing by December 13, 2001 [within thirty (30) days after the date of completed evaluation], or
within 30 days after the first publication in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent68, whichever is
later. The Division will also publish its proposed decision in its monthly mailing under Rule
1.03.2(2).
If no request for an adjudicatory heazing is received within the time periods provided, the proposed
decision of the Division shall be final69. This proposed decision, becoming final, will release the
applicant from liability for the reclamation work at the site as described in the application for SL-04.
~ Rule 3.03.2(5)(a)
67 Rule 3.03.2(5)
ss Rule 3.03.2(3)
69 Rule 3.03.2(5)(b)
SL-04, C-81-025
November 13, 2001
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