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Page 2 of 2 <br />The 2011 ARR formand page 1 of the 2011 Annual Reclamation Report identifies 2,024.1 acres <br />as the total disturbed acres which were previously disturbed by the Seneca Coal Company. <br />Although this is an accurate statement, the Division belives that this amount of disturbance should <br />not have been carried over and included in the Peabody Sage Creek Mine permit. Based on the <br />approval of Bond Release No. 2 for the Seneca II site, a portion of the area that is identified as <br />being disturbed had been Phase III released prior to C- 2009 -087 being issued. PSCM assumes <br />resposibiltiy of the —68 acres of pre -law area from Seneca II and the portion of the interium lands <br />that fall within the PSCM disturbance boundary. However all other areas that have been released <br />of liability should not be included in the disturbance that was once under Seneca II <br />Please provide information that provides current disturbance acrage amount currently approved to <br />be disturbed at the Peabody Sage Creek Mine. <br />This information has been received and addressed through the revision and bond release process. <br />The Division has the following comments: <br />Rule 2.04.13(1) - please ensure that the Annual Reclamation Report is received by the Division by <br />March 30 in accordance with the approved PAP, or other such date as agreed on. <br />The 2012 ARR form and page 1 of the 2012 Annual Reclamation Report identifies 1,855.4 acres <br />as the total disturbed acres which were previously disturbed by the Seneca Coal Company. <br />Through the Peabody Sage Creek Mine Bond Release No. 1 (SL -01) review and approval process, <br />the Division belives that the actual number of of acres actually disturbed at the Peabody Sage <br />Creek Mine is 1,775.99 (1,697.6 Interim and Permanent Program Areas, 68.79 Pre -Law Areas, and <br />9.6 new disturbed area). The 58.2 acres identified as redisturbance is included as a portion of the <br />1,697.6 Interim an Permanent Program Areas. <br />Please review the information presented in the 2012 ARR and take into account the <br />information presented in the Tables identified in the SL -01 Findings Document for the <br />Peabody Sage Creek Mine. Any additional information may be included with the 2013 ARR <br />submittal. <br />Please feel free to contact me with any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jason Musick <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />