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PAP. A review of Division files indicates that the Division currently holds surety bond for <br />activity within the permit area in the amount of $80,517,829.00 (in compliance with Rule <br />2.07.6(2)(j)). <br />The Division has determined that for the permit term from November 5, 2012 through November <br />5, 2017, this amount is inadequate to ensure reclamation in the event of permit revocation and <br />bond forfeiture based upon the currently approved mining and reclamation plans. The Division <br />has determined that the reclamation liability for the 2012 — 2017 permit term is $106,317,988.00. <br />The difference between this amount for the permit term and the current bond held is <br />$25,800,159.00. This amount may be submitted with a single bond rider or may be submitted <br />incrementally per Rules 3.02.1(5)(b) and 3.02.1(6). To address this issue, Stipulation 14 has <br />been added to the Colowyo permit and reads as follows: <br />Within 45 days after final approval of RN-06, unless Colowyo adds a rider to their bond of <br />$25,800,159. 00, Colowyo will provide a complete MR that contains a cumulative bond schedule <br />for the Colowyo Mine. The minor revision will include (at a minimum) permit text, an appendix <br />containing the cumulative bond schedule to be included in Exhibit 13a, and the following <br />information: <br />• Current East and West Taylor temporary fill volumes <br />• Current South Taylor Pit elevation (pit floor elevation) and a map or plate showing this <br />• Final South Taylor Pit floor elevation (also shown on map or plate) <br />• Remaining South Taylor Pit elevation <br />• Remaining South Taylor Pit volume (this will be the current volume to be removed, not <br />the anticipated volume based on the planned mine plan change) <br />• Remaining West Pit spoil pile peak volume <br />• Current West Pit spoil pile elevation <br />• A schedule that shows remaining pit depth and volume broken down into appropriate <br />increments <br />• A plan /method for tracking and reporting the South Taylor Pit's progress as it relates to <br />both elevation (depth) and volume. <br />XI. Prime Farmland & Alluvial Valley Floors <br />The Division has made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmland within the <br />permit area. The decision was based on a letter from the Soil Conservation Service (now the <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service or NRCS) that demonstrated that no prime farmland <br />mapping units are found within the permit area. This letter is dated December 18, 1980 and can <br />be found in Exhibit 9 of the PAP (in compliance with Rule 2.07.6(2)(k)). <br />Based on information provided in the PAP, the Division has determined that alluvial valley <br />floors exist within the permit or adjacent areas. These alluvial valley floors are affiliated with <br />Good Spring Creek, Wilson Creek and Lower Elkhorn Creek. None of the four designated <br />alluvial valley floors are within the area to be mined; therefore, mining operations will not cause <br />Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance January 2012 <br />Permit Renewal 06 Page 128 <br />