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Table of Contents <br />Introduction..................................................................................................... ............................... 1 <br />ProposedDecision .......................................................................................... ............................... 2 <br />Summary......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />3 <br />Transferof Ownership ................................................................................ ..............................3 <br />History........................................................................................................ ............................... <br />3 <br />Description of the Environment ............................................................... ............................... <br />3 <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans .............................. ............................... <br />5 <br />Status of Previous Stipulations ................................................................... ..............................6 <br />Revisionsto the Permit .............................................................................. .............................18 <br />ReviewProcess .......................................................................................... .............................21 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ...... ............................... <br />22 <br />SectionA - Rule 2. 07. 6 .......................................................................... ............................... <br />23 <br />SectionB - Rule 4 .................................................................................. ............................... <br />25 <br />I. Roads ................................................................................ ............................... <br />25 <br />II. Support Facilities .............................................................. ............................... <br />25 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance .......................................................... ............................... <br />25 <br />IV. Topsoil ................................................................................ .............................33 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ...... ............................... <br />33 <br />VI. Use of Explosives ............................................................. ............................... <br />33 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil ................................................... ............................... <br />33 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks .................................................... ............................... <br />34 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste ............................................................... ............................... <br />34 <br />X. Backfilling and Grading .................................................... ............................... <br />34 <br />XI. Revegetation ..................................................................... ............................... <br />34 <br />XII. Post - mining Land Use ....................................................... ............................... <br />35 <br />XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ..................... <br />36 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining ...................................... .............................36 <br />XV. Subsidence Control ........................................................... ............................... <br />36 <br />XVL Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ................. ............................... <br />37 <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ............................... ............................... <br />38 <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland ......................................... ............................... <br />41 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal ...................................................... ............................... <br />42 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes .............................................. ............................... <br />42 <br />XXI. In Situ Processing ............................................................. ............................... <br />42 <br />2 <br />