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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303)866-3567 <br />FAX: (303)832$106 <br />August 2, 2007 <br />James Fulton <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041) <br />Bond Release Application No. 3 (SL-3) <br />Dear Mr. Fulton: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- &- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, )r. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. has applied for a bond release at the Roadside Portals. The bond release <br />application was found complete by this Division on August 2, 2007. This application is a request for <br />bond liability release for areas within the Roadside Portals Mine permit area that were not disturbed by <br />mining facilities or structures. Portions of the liability release request area were undermined, No <br />monetary release is being requested. The area for which liability release is requested includes <br />approximately 7,288 acres within all or portions of Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, and 35 <br />of T10S, R98W, 6th P.M.; all or portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14 ofT11S, R98W, 6th <br />P.M.; all or portions of Sections 6, 7, and I8 of TI I S, R97W, 6th P.M.; and all or portions of Section 1 <br />of Tl S, R2E, Ute P.M., all in Mesa County. The surface ownership is Federal and private, and the coal <br />mined was Federal and private. <br />We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as soon <br />as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty (60) days <br />of our inspection. <br />[f you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />.y~/J~ <br />Dan T. Mathews <br />,~~~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />DTM/Jrc <br />C-SL-OJ Ci99~P11 DTM 0802200]O50]J6 Aac <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />