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•~ <br />Proposed Decision <br /> <br />The Division finds that Enron Coal Comgany, operator of the Meeker Area Mines. is eligible <br />for a release of 25 percent of the remaining performance bond for successful revegetation on <br />16.24 acres of the mine area. Specifically excluded from the release are 1.40 acres encompassing <br />the Rienau #2 Mine sediment ponds, 6.24 acres on the north side of the haul road at the <br />Northern #1 Mine, and the sediment pond at the Refuse Area. <br />Rule 3.03.1(3)(d) requires the Division to retain at a minimum, sufficient bond to complete the <br />approved reclamation plan. The Division has reviewed the original reclamation cost estimate <br />and finds that sufficient bond is held by the Division to grant the requested release. Of the <br />remaining $307,000.00 currently held by the Division, the Division proposes to release <br />$122,929.00. The Division finds that the remaining bond in the amount of $184,071.00 is <br />sufficient to complete all remaining reclamation of the sites. <br />The public comment period extends thirty days from the first publication of this proposed <br />decision, scheduled for publication in The Meeker Herald on or about December 2, 1992. The <br />Division's decision will become final at the end of the public comment period. The release of <br />the performance bond is contingent upon concurrence of the United States Department of <br />Interior, Office of Surface Mining, cosignatory of the performance bond. <br />Meeker Area Mines 7 Phase II Bond Release <br />