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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />December 18, 2009 <br />Bill Ritter, <br />overnor lr. <br />G <br /> Harris D. Sherman <br />Johnny Rich Executive Director <br />Honeywood Coal Company Ronald W. Cattany <br />95 White Bridge Road, Suite 404 <br />Division or <br />atural R source Trustee <br />N <br />Nashville, TN 37205 <br />Re: Hamilton Mine (Permit No. C-1991-078) <br />Bond Release Application No. 2 (SL-2) <br />Dear Mr. Rich: <br />We have received your application, proof of publication, and copies of written notices concerning bond <br />release at the Hamilton Mine. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by Rule <br />3.03.2(1) regarding bond release applications and contents, have been submitted. Thus, your application <br />has been deemed complete for the purposes of filing on December 18, 2009. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br />If you are a permittee of a federal mine, and you have not yet done so, please submit a copy of your bond <br />release application to: Jim Fulton, U.S. Office of Surface Mining, P.O. Box 46667, Denver, CO 80201- <br />6667. <br />The staff is currently reviewing your bond release application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. We will <br />conduct a bond release inspection of the site during the spring of 2010. You will be contacted by the <br />Division to notify you of the scheduled inspection, which you may elect to attend. The Division will <br />issue a proposed decision on the release application within 60 days of the inspection. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Marcia L. Talvitie <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MLT/Ahd <br />cc: Jim Stover, J.E. Stover & Associates <br />C-SLOI_C1991078 MLT 1218200WS53SO.doe <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines