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?PtMENT OF T?F " United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING ??ACH , Reclamation and Enforcement P. O. Box 46667 IN REPLY REFER To: Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 a 3 JUH 2OQg: ?GEw?O Ronald W. Cattany, Director Z'?ti009 Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety JAN `Gc\amaIN Sa I' 313 Sherman Street, Room 215 d der! Denver, CO 80202 0 M???n9 V4 RE: Bond Release Application No. 2 (SL-2), Termination of Jurisdiction, Grassy Gap Mine, Permit No.C-1981-039, Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance Dear Mr. Cattany: This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Western Region (WR), 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 June 5, 2009. DFD agrees with the findings and decision document and hereby provides OSM concurrence for the above Termination of Jurisdiction (TOJ) action in accordance with 30 CFR 700.11(d)(1), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24 and 25, of the Colorado State- Federal Cooperative Agreement. A thorough summary of the site's history, previous bond release and bond forfeiture actions, settlement agreement, and reclamation history at 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 inspection notifications provided by DRMS, the DRMS's inspection findings for the TOJ, and related correspondence are all documented in the Proposed Decision. OSM, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and all affected landowners were notified of the TOJ inspection. The DRMS conducted its TOJ inspection on November 8, 2007. OSM declined to participate in the inspection at that time. OSM participated in the DRMS's June 1, 2009 inspection. This inspection served both as GSM's TOJ inspection and DRMS's final inspection meeting its reduced inspection frequency. The BLM concurred with DRMS' Proposed Decision in a letter dated June 16, 2009 (copy enclosed). DRMS did not receive any objections regarding the TOJ. The Proposed Decision documents the site's compliance with the Colorado approved regulatory program at Rule 3.03.3, and DRMS's bond release guidelines dated April, 18, 1995. The bond release criteria of Rule 3.03 have been met to the extent possible given the revoked permit and bond forfeiture status of the site. TAKE PRIDE INAMERICA'''