General Purpose Rider for Surety Bonds

United States Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

GENERAL PURPOSE RIDER FOR SURETY BOND

Permit No. _____________ Bond No.___________

To be attached to and form a part of Surety Company Bond No.______________ written by _____________________________________________________ AS SURETY, on behalf of

___________________________________________________________AS PRINCIPAL, in the sum of _______________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________DOLLARS ($________________), in favor of the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and executed on _____day, ___________________, 20_____.

Whereas, OSM issued Permit No._________________, dated on__________________ and Permit Renewals and Revisions numbered and dated: ____________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

pursuant to the application of the Principal;

Whereas, said bond and rider shall cover any and all land affected or to be affected by the mining operation under the above mentioned permit and revisions and renewals since the date of the issuance of the permit;

Now, therefore, the purpose of this rider is:

It is further understood and agreed that all other terms and conditions of this bond shall remain unchanged. This bond shall be effective this _____ day of _____________, 20__.

PRINCIPAL

Signed and executed this _______ day of _______________________, 20____.

BY:_____________________________________ (Affix Seal)

TITLE:__________________________________

State of _________________________)

) SS.

County of _______________________)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by ________________________

this _______ day of ___________________________, 20_____.

Witness my hand and official seal. __________________________________________

(Notary Public or other authorized officer)

My Commission Expires:_____________________

SURETY

Signed and executed this ______ day of ______________________, 20_____.

BY:_________________________________________ (Affix Seal)

TITLE:

State of _________________________)

) SS.

County of _______________________)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by ________________________

this _______ day of ___________________________, 20______.

Witness my hand and official seal. __________________________________________

(Notary Public or other authorized officer)

My Commission Expires:______________________

RESIDENT AGENT FOR SERVICE

Resident Agent: _______________________________________ Date: ________________

(Signature)

____________________________________________

(Printed Name)

Address: __________________________________________________________________

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by________________________

This ________ day of _________________________, 20_____.

Witness my hand and official seal. ________________________________________

(Notary Public or other authorized officer)

My Commission Expires: _____________________

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

We use the information required by this form to ensure that the requirements in 30 CFR Part 800.20 continue to be met as conditions change. You must provide the requested information to obtain a benefit (continuation of a surety bond). Under 30 CFR 842.16, the information collected is a matter of public record.

The time needed to complete this form and submit the requested information will vary depending on individual circumstances. We estimate that the average time will be one hour per response. This number includes the time spent reviewing instructions, learning about the regulations, gathering and maintaining information, and completing and reviewing the form. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of this estimate or suggestions for simplifying the form or instructions, you may write to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Room 202 SIB, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), you are not required to respond to, nor will you be subject to a penalty for a failure to comply with, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

OMB Control No. 1029-0043; expires 9/30/2015

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