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I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) in response to a request for <br />a Phase II bond release on a portion of the Seneca II Mine, Division permit number C- 1980 -005. <br />The Seneca II Mine is a surface coal mine permitted and operated by Seneca Coal Company, <br />LLC. Land for which bond release has been requested is state owned, and the coal was state <br />owned. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted between 1989 <br />and 2003. Seneca Coal Company is requesting Phase 11 bond release on 219.7 acres of <br />permanent program lands. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document is divided into the following five parts: <br />I. Introduction <br />II. Summary of the Bond Release Process; <br />III. Approval Criteria for Bond Release; <br />IV. Observations and Findings; and <br />V. Proposed Decision <br />Background Information Sources <br />Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (Act), the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Regulations; Rules), and in the Guideline Regarding <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced <br />within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the <br />mining and reclamation operations at the Trapper Mine can be found in mining and <br />reclamation permit application C- 1981 -010 on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Seneca II Mine <br />The Seneca 11 Mine is a surface coal mine permitted and operated by Seneca Coal Company, <br />LLC (SCC) and located 9 miles southeast of the town of Hayden, Colorado. The specific area <br />to which the proposed bond release request applies is: T5N, R87W portions of Sections 1 and <br />12, and T5N, R86W portions of Sections 6 and 7. <br />Seneca II Mine Page 2 September 10, 2012 <br />Phase 11 Bond Release <br />