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?MENT Of T,y? United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING y?RCM aReclamation and Enforcement P. O. Box 46667 IN REPLY REFER TO: Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 RECEIVED December 31, 2008 JAN 0 5 2009 Ronald W. Cattany, Director Division of Reciamation, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ;Mining and safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80202 f'? GvC RE: Phase II Bond Release Application (SL-9), Trapper Mining Inc, LLC, Trapper Mine, Permit No.C-1981-010, Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance Dear Mr. Cattany: This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Western Regional Coordinating Center (WRCC), Denver Field Division's (DFD) receipt and review of the above Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance document prepared by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) dated December 2, 2008. DFD agrees with the findings and decision document and hereby provides OSM concurrence for the above bond.release action in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24, of the Colorado State-Federal Cooperative Agreement. A thorough summary of previous bond release actions and the operational and reclamation history of the mine are accurately captured in the above DRMS Proposed Decision. Public and landowner notifications of the bond release applications were provided to OSM by DRMS. The bond release inspection notifications provided by DRMS, the DRMS's inspection findings for the bond release inspection, and related correspondence is documented in the Proposed Decision. OSM, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and all affected landowners were notified of the bond release inspection. TMI, DRMS, and OSM participated in the bond release inspection October 13th - 16th, 2008..A follow-up inspection was conducted on November 12th to ensure that all repair and maintenance items noted during the October 13th - 16th inspection had been adequately addressed. All issues had been adequately repaired. The BLM participated in the inspection on October 14th. BLM concurred with the DRMS Proposed Decision in a letter dated December 16, 2008 (copy enclosed). DRMS did not receive any objections regarding the TMI (SL-9) bond release application. TMI submitted the bond release application on September 23, 2008. The DRMS Proposed Decision documents the applicant's compliance with the. Colorado approved regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2, and DRMS's bond release guidelines dated April, 18, 1995. Bond release criteria found in the above regulatory provisions have been met or exceeded by the permittee. TAKE PRIDE 4' 1 INAMERICA =?' JAl? a