2016-08-31_REVISION - C1996083 (11)

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��wffOFTy United States Department of the Interior .�U �^ Ry� Q�QpQ• OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement s, an �ecH 3''8 Western Region Office 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Denver, CO 80202-3050 AUG 2 9 2016 Virginia Brannon, Director RECEIVED Office of Mined Land Reclamation AUG 3 12016 Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 DATION OF RECLAMATION Denver, CO 80203-2273 MikiNGAND SAFETY RE: Approval of Partial Phase I, II, and III Bond Release, Bowie #2 Mine, Permit No. C-1996-083, SL -1, DRMS Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance, July 25, 2016 Dear Ms. Brannon, This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Denver Field Division's (DFD) receipt and review of the above Phase I, II, and III Bond Release Proposed Decision document prepared by the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DBMS) dated July 26, 2016. DFD agrees with the findings and decision document and hereby provides OSMRE concurrence with the above bond release action in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24, of the State -Federal Cooperative Agreement. DRMS's Proposed Decision documents the applicant's compliance with the approved Colorado regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2. This bond release application originally requested 33.0 acres for Phase I release, 49.4 acres for Phases I & II release, and 1 acre plus 185 sealed drill holes for Phases I, II, and III release. DRMS has determined that a total of 82.93 acres are eligible for Phase I release, 45.33 acres are eligible for Phase II release, and 4.1 acres are eligible for Phase III release. DRMS conducted the bond release inspection on August 4 & 5, 2015. Representatives from the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, and OSMRE attended. By letters dated August 22, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service provided concurrence with DRMS's proposed decision to approve this bond release action (attached). OSMRE interprets these concurrence letters to mean that Bowie Resources, LLC is in compliance with all applicable coal lease stipulations for its Bowie 42 Mine. OSMRE agrees that Bowie Resources, LLC has met or exceeded the requirements for Phase I, II, and III bond release as noted in DRMS's proposed decision and findings of compliance dated July 25, 2016. DRMS proposes to release $1,475,642.03 under the SL -1 bond release action. OSMRE concurs with this decision.