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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Michael A. Cunningham, Director <br />April 18, 2025 <br /> <br />Howard Strand <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />One Federal Center, Building 41 <br />PO Box 25065 <br />Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 24 (SL-24) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Strand: <br /> <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. has applied for a bond release at the Colowyo Coal Mine. The <br />bond release application was found complete by this Division on April 18, 2025. Under SL-24, <br />Colowyo is applying for Phase I Bond Release on 145.9 acres in West Pit, north and east of <br />Collom Pit, and northeast of the Gossard Loadout facility. The surface ownership is federal, <br />state and private, and the coal mined was federal, state and private. <br /> <br />We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as <br />soon as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty <br />(60) days of our inspection. <br /> <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Hunter C. Ridley <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Hunter.ridley@state.co.us <br /> <br />C-SL-03