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4. On November 29, 2010 -the Division mailed the Operator a Notice of <br />Outstanding Corrective Actions letter; the Operator was given until May 27, 2011 to <br />complete the weather dependent corrective actions. <br />5. On January 4, 2011, the Operator submitted a request to place the <br />Mackey Mine into Temporary Cessation. The Division approved the request for <br />Temporary Cessation on March 8, 2011. <br />6. On July 11, 2011, the Division mailed the Operator a second Notice of <br />Outstanding Corrective Actions letter. <br />7. On August 10, 2011, the Operator submitted documentation <br />demonstrating that a closure had been placed over the adit entrance. <br />8. On August 22, 2013, the Division inspected the site and found that the <br />boundary of the affected area was not delineated, the adit was not adequately <br />safeguarded, trash was present throughout the site, and the financial warranty was <br />not adequate to complete reclamation. <br />9. On September 12, 2013, the Division mailed the Operator a copy of the <br />inspection report and Notice of Financial Warranty Increase letter. That letter <br />states that the Division calculates the cost to reclaim the site at $8,000, and <br />increase of $7,000 over the $1,000 currently held by the Division. <br />10. On October 16, 2013, the Division received a letter from the Operator <br />regarding the problems cited during the September 2013 inspection and the <br />financial warranty increase. <br />11. On November 13, 2013, the Division mailed the Operator a Notice of <br />Outstanding Corrective Actions letter; the Operator was given an additional thirty <br />days to resolve the problems. <br />12. On December 13, 2013, the Division mailed an Reason to Believe a <br />Violation Exists letter to the Operator for failure to delineate the boundary of the <br />affected area, failure to adequately safeguard the adit, failure to dispose of refuse in <br />a manner that will control unsightliness or deleterious effects of such refuse and <br />failure to post additional financial warranty within 60 days of the date of notice of <br />adjustment. The letter notified the Operator that the matter would be considered <br />at the January 2014 Boar d meeting. <br />13. The Operator failed to correct the problems cited during the August 22, <br />2013 inspection. <br />George E. Otten <br />Mackey Mine, M -1984 -013 <br />MV- 2014 -001 <br />Pa <br />