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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 />August 16, 2010 <br />James Fulton <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041) <br />Bond Release Application No. 7 (SL-7) <br />Dear Mr. Fulton: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. has applied for a bond release at the Roadside Portals. The bond release <br />application was found complete by this Division on August 16, 2010. Snowcap Coal Company is <br />requesting release of Phase I, II, and III bond liability on 75.2 reclaimed acres of its total 3,016 acres <br />within the permit boundary at the Roadside North and South Portals Mine. The purpose of this Bond <br />Release Request is to release those lands within the permit boundary located at the Unit Train Loadout, <br />Permanent Flood Control Dike, Railroad Spur and Overland Conveyor lying north of I-9/10 Road and <br />having a designation of Industrial as the postmining land use. The 75.2 acres have been fully reclaimed <br />and an Industrial land use has been implemented. A surety bond in the amount of $1,640,413.00 is in <br />place of which $661,061.00 is being requested for release. The surface ownership is Federal and <br />private, and the coal mined was Federal and private. <br />We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as soon <br />as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty (60) days <br />of our inspection. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />M chael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-SL-03 C1981041 MPB 08162010025504.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines