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PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS <br />I. <br />Hayden Gulch Terminal has applied for a Phase I bond release under the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />and Reclamation Act following structure demolition, backfilling and grading on 11.9 acres of land <br />within their permit boundary. The mine is located in Routt County, Colorado, on lands included within: <br />th <br />Township 6 North, Range 88 West of 6 P.M. Loadout Area: <br /> <br />Section 10: Portions of E1/2 <br />Section 14: Portions of W1/2, SE1/4, SW1/4 <br />Section 15: Portions of E1/2, E1/2 <br />Section 22: Portions of NE1/4 <br />Section 23: Portions of N1/2 <br />Section 24: Portions of NE1/4, NW1/4 <br /> <br />th <br />Township 6 North, Range 87 West of 6 P.M. Tie Across Haul Road <br />Section 17: Portions of SW1/4, SE1/4, NE1/4 <br />Section 18: Portions of SE1/4 <br />Sections 19: Portions of N1/2 <br />The permit area can be found on the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps of Hayden Gulch, Hayden, <br />Dunkley and Mt. Harris. The permitted area, including the Tie-Across Haul Road, which connects Routt <br />County Road 53 with the Hayden Power Plant, is approximately 391.3 acres. The permitted disturbed <br />area contains 202.1 acres. Surface Ownership is predominately private, with right of entry based on a <br />variety of private leases, subleases and easements. The permit area also includes limited areas of state <br />controlled surface. <br />The exact location of the bond release area is shown on the Exhibit A SL-1; Phase I Bond Release <br />Request Areas map submitted with the bond release application. <br />Bond Release History. <br />No other bond releases have been approved at this site. <br />SL-1 Phase I Bond Release Application <br /> <br />An application for Phase I bond release was received by the Division on February 2, 2012. The <br />application was deemed complete on March 12, 2012, after the Division received proof of publication of <br />the applicant's public notice. Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC. published notice of the bond release <br />application in the Steamboat Pilot & Today once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning <br />February 5, 2012. Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC. also notified land owners within and adjacent to the <br />mine permit area, and other interested parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule <br />3.03.2(1). <br />No comments, written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release <br />application were received by the Division. <br />4 <br />