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United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement c P.O. Box 46667 ~c~EI ~/~D Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 w aar~v aE~ to: March 24 2008 D~1 ~~ ? ~ ?d j~ Mn ng a~ SamaGon, Ronald W. Cattany, Dtrector afery Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DBMS) 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80202 RE: Bond Release (SL-3-Partial Phase I Bond Release), Bowie Reso rces LLC, Bowie No. 1 Mine, Permit No.C-1981-038, DBMS Proposed Decision and Findings of ompliance, February 22, 2008 Dear Mr. Cattany: This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Western Regional Office (WR), Denver Field Division`s (DFD) receipt d review of the above Proposed Decision and Findings document prepared by the Division of eclamation, Mining and Safety (DBMS) dated February 22, 2008.. DFD agrees with the findings in the ecision document and hereby provides OSM concurrence for the above liability release action in acco dance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24, of the State-Federal Co perative Agreement. A thorough summary of previous bond release actions and the operati mine are accurately captured in the above DBMS Proposed Decision. of the bond release provided by the permittee Bowie Resources, LLC notifications provided by DBMS , DRMS's findings for the bond rele in the Proposed Decision and related correspondence. DBMS conduc required at Colorado Rule, Section 3.03.2 (2) on September 5, 2007. OSM, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the applicable surface 1 landowners were notified of the bond release inspection. BRL and DRn in the bond release inspection. OSM and BLM elected not to attend the participated in previous partial phase I bond release inspections, at this s resulting DBMS inspection report and associated correspondence. BLN decision in a letter dated March 20, 2008 (copy enclosed). DRIvIS has r, government agency comment regarding this SL-3 bond release applicat structures and facilities at the train loadout occurred on private land ow DRMS's Proposed Decision documents the applicant's compliance wit regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2, and DRMS's bond release guidelinf release criteria found in the above regulatory provisions have been met The approved structural demolition and removal or burial of demolishe has been partially implemented, and surface water runoff control has b• compliance with the approved DBMS mining permit and DBMS regul~ TA~CE PRIDE® ~N~MERICA~ it and reclamation history of the blic and landowner notifications RL), the bond release inspection inspection are also documented the bond release inspection ndowners, and adjacent S, representatives participated nspection. OSM has te. OSM has reviewed the concurred with the proposed •t received any public or in. Structural demolition of the ed by the permittee, BBL. the Colorado approved dated April 18, 1995. Bond -r exceeded by the permittee. materials from the train loadout ~n demonstrated to be in RECEIVED MAR 2 7 2008 Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety