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I. PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS <br />P&M applied for a Phase I, II and III bond release under the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />and Reclamation Act following reclamation of the Upper Shop Facilities Area of the Edna <br />Mine. The area requested for release covers 13.5 acres and is located in Routt County, 5 <br />miles northwest of Oak Creek. The lands requested for release lay within [he following legal <br />descriptions, all west of the 6th P.M.: <br />Section l9, T4N, R35W <br />SE'/a NW'/a <br />SW'/z NE'/< <br />NW'/s NE'/a <br />NE'/o NW Ya <br />The Upper Shop Facilities Area was initially constructed in the 1940's. Modifications <br />and updates were made in the 1960's and 1970's. P&M requested an alternate land use <br />for this area in Technical Revision Number 37. The Upper Shop Facilities Area was <br />approved as a commercial land use. Reclamation was conducted under the requirements <br />of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (Act). <br />P&M applied for the Upper Shop Facilities Area final bond release on May 1 1, 1999. The <br />application was deemed complete on June 25, 1999 after the Division received proof of <br />publication of the applicant's public notice. P&M published notice of the bond release <br />application for four consecutive weeks in the Steamboat Pilot from May 5, 1999 through <br />May 26, 1999. P&M also notified various government agencies and the land owners <br />within and adjacent to the release area of the bond release application as required by <br />Section 3.03.2(1). <br />No written objections or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release <br />application were received by the Division. <br />The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on July 21, 1999. The <br />site inspection was conducted in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2). P&M Coal Company <br />as landowner of the release area and the Office of Surface Mining were notified of the <br />inspection. Representatives from OSM and P&M were present during the inspection. A <br />follow -up inspection was conducted on October 7, 1999. <br />Edna Mine 2 Bond Release No. 6 <br />C-80-001 December 9. 1999 <br />