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PUBLIC NOTICE :

APPLICATION FOR BOND RELEASE

JUMBO DOME ROAD CORRIDOR (PERMIT

# S-0605)

Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. (UCM), P.O. Box 1000, Healy, Alaska 99743, has requested 4.46 acres for Phase II Bond Release for portions of their Jumbo Dome Road Corridor, permit No. S-0605. The bond release request for Phase II is based on UCM establishing revegetation under the requirements set forth in AS 27.170 (c) (2). UCM has requested a release of $1,431.35 for Phase II Bond Release of their $420,690.00 reclamation bond.

Reclamation activities began in 2014 and in 2020 the area was approved for Phase I Bond Release. In July of 2017 seeding was applied by UCM to establish ground cover for sediment control off the reclaimed area in accordance with the approved permit.

The Jumbo Dome Road Corridor permit was initially issued December 21, 2006, and consists of a 906-acre permit for a coal haul road. The permit is located approximately nine miles northeast of Healy, Alaska. The mine is located within Sections 4,8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29 and 30, Township 11 South, Range 6 West, and Sections 25&36, Township 11 South, Range 7 West, within the Fairbanks Meridian. Land affected by the Phase II Bond Release is owned by the State of Alaska. The Jumbo Dome Road Corridor permits were renewed on June 27, 2023 for a fourth permit term.

Copies of the bond release request are available for review at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources,

Division of Mining, Land and Water, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 920, Anchorage, AK 99501-3577 or on our website at https://aws.state.ak .

us/OnlinePublic

Notices/

Any person with a valid legal interest that might be adversely affected by this proposal or any federal, state, or municipal agency that has jurisdiction may submit written comments or objections concerning this proposal, and may also request, in writing, a public hearing under AS 27.21.170(g). Comments may be sent to Russell Kirkham by mail at the Anchorage

address above, fax to (907) 269-8950, or by

e-mail to coal

program@ alaska.gov with the subject, “Jumbo Dome Road Corridor Bond Release” The deadline for comments and request for a public hearing is 5:00 pm, March 14, 2024.

Publish: 2-13-2024