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M?!y Jennifer Sekulski-Barton <br />/ww . Colowyo Coal Company <br />G 5731 State Highway 13 <br />Meeker, CO 81641 <br />1071 T: 970-824-1529 <br />Mo+• <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />O Environmental Protecti <br />Colorado Division of Re <br />Department of Natural <br />1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />June 25, 2010 <br />RE: Applicat <br />Areas, C <br />Dear Mr. Stark, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ID <br />*4% <br /> on Specialist (', <br />V- <br /> clamation, Mining and Safety Q <br />T <br /> Resources so rZb <br />Q1 'AA!!WN. <br /> Room 215 , <br />by <br />6 S <br /> C7?`?ex- <br />?rm9 <br /> <br /> ion for Phase III Bond Release on 1978-1999 Reclaimed <br /> olowyo Coal Company L.P. Permit No. C-1981-019 <br />Colowyo Coal Company, L.P., Colowyo Mine, is submitting a request for Phase III <br />Bond Release in certain areas of the 1978-1999 reclaimed areas. Colowyo is <br />requesting a total of 987.32 acres be Phase III Bond Liability released. This <br />acreage represents areas in the East Pit and West Pit. <br />All Phase III area have met the ten year minimum period of responsibility and have <br />been shown in the bond release application to meet or exceed the vegetative <br />standard referenced in Colowyo's current permit and those noted in the "Guideline <br />Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues". Colowyo has also achieved <br />the post-mining land use in all Phase III areas. <br />For the Phase III areas included in this application, Colowyo is requested a <br />reduction of its bond, in the amount of $5,000,000. This calculation is an estimated <br />based Exhibit 13 of Colowyo's current permit. Specific bond information and <br />references can be found in Section 1 of the bond application. <br />Included in this application are copies of all notice letters and mail receipts to the <br />applicable parties identified in Rule 3.03.2(1). A copy,,Qf the required, public notice is <br />also included, which will be published in the Craig,Daily, Press. Upon receipt of the <br />Affidavit of Publication, a copy will be forwarded to the Division. <br />Please contact me if you have any questions,,concerning this application for bond <br />release. Colowyo looks forward to working tp working with the Division on this bond <br />release application. <br />ncerely, <br />nn <br />n // : , <br />ronmentc-wtngineer <br />2 copies of Colowyo Coal L. P. Application for Bond Release <br />