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Table of Contents <br />Page <br />Introduction........................................................................................................ ..............................1 <br />ProposedDecision ............................................................................................. ..............................1 <br />Summary <br />History of the Review Process ............................................................... ..............................1 <br />Description of the Environment ............................................................. ..............................6 <br />Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan ............................ ..............................9 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety .......... .............................11 <br />Section A - Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6 ..................................... .............................11 <br />SectionB - Rule 4 ................................................................................. .............................13 <br />I. Roads ............................................................................. .............................13 <br />II. Support Facilities .......................................................... .............................14 <br />III. Hydrologic ................................................................... .............................14 <br />IV. Topsoil .......................................................................... .............................18 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings .. .............................18 <br />VI. Use of Explosives ......................................................... .............................18 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil ............................................... .............................18 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks ................................................ .............................18 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste ........................................................... .............................18 <br />X. Backfilling and Grading ................................................ .............................19 <br />XI. Revegetation ................................................................. .............................19 <br />XII. Post - Mining Land Use .................................................. .............................19 <br />XIIL Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ...............19 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining ............................... .............................20 <br />XV. Subsidence Control ....................................................... .............................20 <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ............. .............................20 <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ........................... .............................20 <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland ..................................... .............................22 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal .................................................. .............................23 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes .......................................... .............................23 <br />XXI. In Situ Processing ........................................................ .............................23 <br />