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I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety in response to a request (SL-03) for a <br />complete Phase III (Final) bond release and termination of regulatory jurisdiction at the Eastside <br />Mine, Eastside Coal Co., Inc., Division permit number C-1984-063. These findings and the <br />decision are made in response to a request for the final release of a reclamation bond at the <br />Eastside Mine. The bond release request was submitted to the Division by the operator of the <br />mine, Eastside Coal Company, Inc. Eastside Coal Company, Inc. is requesting release of the <br />remaining $29,712.00 of reclamation bond held by the Division. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document is divided into the following five parts: <br />I. Introduction <br />II. Summary of the Bond Release Process; <br />III. Approval Criteria for Bond Release; <br />IV. Observations and Findings; and <br />V. Proposed Decision <br />Background Information Sources <br />Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act (Act), the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board for Coal Mining (Regulations; Rules), and in the Guideline Regardin Selected Coal Mine <br />Bond Release issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced within this document are <br />contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation <br />operations at the Eastside Mine can be found in mining and reclamation permit application C- <br />1984-063 on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, <br />Colorado. <br />Location of Eastside Mine <br />The Eastside Mine is an underground coal mine permitted and operated by the Eastside Coal <br />Company, Inc. (Eastside). The mine is located in Section 24, TSS, R92W, 6`h P.M., Garfield <br />County, Colorado, more specifically described as follows: Commencing at a point which <br />bears S6°25'08"W, 483' +/- from the NE corner of Section 24, thence south a distance of <br />905' +/-; thence S89°27'34"E a distance of 2650' +/-; thence south a distance of 2662' +/-; <br />thence S80°04'26"E a distance of 2030' +/- to the point of beginning. <br />Eastside Mine Page 2 October 31, 2007 <br />Phase III Bond Release <br />