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Qo-Q��,.1tff.mtyF,y United States Depailment Of the Interior �FSURFgcF�' <br />6 OFFICE OF SURFACE MiNING o lu'!jI <br />z Reclamation and Enforcement <br />s.�a°n • Western Region Office <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 �o <br />Denver, CO 80202-3050 <br />AUG 19 2016 RECEN "D <br />Virginia Brannon, Director AUa ? 3 2014 <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety DVISMON OF RECLAMATION <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 WNG AND SAFETY <br />Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br />RE: Objection to Partial Phase I, ll, and III Bond Release, Bowie 42 Mine, Permit No. C-1996-083, <br />SL -1, DRIVIS Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance, July 25, 2016 <br />Dear Ms. Brannon, <br />'I'his letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), <br />Denver Field Division's (DFD) receipt and review of the above Phase I, II, and III Bond Release <br />Proposed Decision document prepared by the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety dated <br />July 26, 2016. The United States Forest Service (USFS) has expressed concerns with the <br />proposed decision to approve the Bowie #2 SL -1 bond release application. Specifically, the <br />USFS is concerned with noxious weed control activities and areas that do not appear to meet the <br />10 -year revegctation responsibility period requirement. <br />Additional time beyond the standard 30 -day continent period is necessary in order to address the <br />USFS concerns pertaining to reclamation at the Bowie 42 Mine. OSMRE is withholding its <br />concurrence and requesting that your office coordinate with USFS to ensure valid concerns are <br />addressed prior to releasing the permittee from liability for this reclamation. Please contact <br />Daniel Gray at degray@ fs.fed.us or (970) 527-4131 to discuss these concerns. <br />Thank you and your staff for coordinating this Federal mine bond release action through the <br />DFD. Please direct any questions concerning this action to Christine Belka, Senior Regulatory <br />Program Specialist at cbelkaLi),OSMRE.gov or (303) 293-5020. <br />Sincerely, <br />Alan Boehms, Chief <br />Denver Field Branch <br />Attachment <br />Ce: Bill Bear, Bowie Resources, LLC <br />