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Introduction <br />This document is the findings of compliance and proposed decision of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division) in response to a request for a Phase I Bond Release for <br />permanent ponds, roads and structures at the Marr mine, Phase 11 Bond Release for the Loadout, <br />permanent ponds, roads and structures, and portions of the Marr mine previously excluded in SL2, and <br />Phase III Bond Release for the Marr Mine (excluding areas seeded in 1999), permanent structures and <br />permanent ponds. The Division permit number for the Marr Mine and Loadout is C-80-006. This <br />document contains four parts: 1) procedures and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and <br />schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with the <br />bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (the Act) and the <br />Regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed decision for the bond release request. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Rules and Regulations of <br />the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Rules). All sections referenced in this <br />document are contained in the Rules. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />of the Marr Mine can be found in the permit application on file at the Division Offices, located at 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203. <br />The Marr Mine is a reclaimed surface mine that is permitted and operated by the Kerr Coal Company <br />(KCC). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is both Federal and private. <br />Marr Mine SL4