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No comment's, written objections, or requests for an informal hearing regarding the bond release <br />application were received by the Division. <br />The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on October 25, 1999. The site <br />inspection was conducted as required by Rule 3.03.2(2). Jerry Koblitz, of Greystone <br />Development Consultants, Inc. and Mike Keegan of Kaiser Ventures, Inc. were present for the field <br />inspection. The Office of Surface Mining was also informed of the inspection but due to <br />extenuating circumstances, was unable to attend. No other interested parties were in attendance for <br />the bond release inspection. <br />CRITERIA AND SCHEDULE FOR BOND RELEASE <br />PHASEI <br />Rule 3.03.1(2)(a) states, "Up to sixty percent of the applicable bond amount shall be released <br />when the permittee successfully completes backfilling, regrading, and drainage control in <br />accordance with the approved reclamation plan." Kaiser received approval for a Phase I bond <br />release for CCM No. 1 in December 1990. <br />PHASE II <br />Rule 3.03.1(2)(b) states, "Up to eighty-five percent of the applicable bond amount shall be <br />released upon the establishment of vegetation which supports the approved post-mining land use <br />and which meets the approved success standard for cover... based on statistically valid data <br />collected during a single year of the liability period". In regard to Phase II bond release, Rule <br />3.03.2(3)(b) also states, "No more than sixty (60) percent of the bond shall be released so long as <br />the lands to which the release would be applicable are contributing suspended solids to <br />Reclaimed area, main pit disturbance, north and west section <br />