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Contents of this Document <br />This document contains the following seven parts: <br />1. Introduction <br />II. Background of the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine <br />III. Criteria and Schedule for Bond Release <br />IV. Observations and Findings <br />V. Summary <br />VI. Proposed Decision <br />VII. Appendix A - Data and Supporting Documentation <br />1. INTRODUCTION o? ^I <br />p.c , k (Y <br />rM? <br />Purpose of this Document <br />1 This document presents the pliance and the proposed decision of the <br />Lationnion? <br />Colorado Division of Rec , and Safety (Division) for Termination of <br />` sdiction (TO J) at th Tw2 Mine, permit # C-83-058. The Twin <br />11.6 Pines . 2 Mine is a The permit area under consideration for <br />I <br />S ?? <br />termination f jurisdiction and final liability release is 1120 acres of which <br />approximately cres was disturbed and subsequently reclaimed. This termination <br />of jurisdiction process was initiated by the Division following completion of the <br />required minimum ten-year liability period for reclamation and revegetation of the <br />disturbed are/including two years of vegetation sampling at the site. <br />v? <br />e-VI Background Information Sources <br />The Division will follow the requirements for review, public notice, and public <br />participation as required for a bond release application in Accordance with Rule <br />3.03. Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and in the Guideline <br />Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995. <br />Detailed information about mining and reclamation operations at the Twin Pines <br />No. 2 Mine can be found in mining and reclamation permit application (# C-83- <br />058) and associated records on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Area Under Consideration for Termination of Jurisdiction <br />Two separate reclaimed areas are included in this TOJ process. The portal area <br />site and coal sales yard are both located about two miles southwest of the town of <br />Rockvale in Fremont County. The portal area is located in the SE1/4 NW1/4 of <br /> <br />1/ <br />1