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Introduction <br />Purpose and Scope of this Document <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division) has received an <br />application from Seneca Property, LLC to renew permit C-1994-082 for conducting surface coal <br />mining and reclamation operations at the Yoast Mine. The application number is RN -04. Prior <br />to determining whether or not to approve a permit application, the Division is required by law to <br />make specific written findings. Those findings are required by Section 34-33-114 of the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and Section 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This document presents those <br />findings and the Division's proposed decision regarding approval of the Yoast Mine's permit <br />renewal application. This document also contains a description of the environment affected by <br />the operation and summaries of the mining and reclamation plans. <br />Replacement of Previous Findings Documents <br />This findings document replaces the findings documents from the Yoast Mine's previous <br />renewal and midterm reviews although much of the information in this document is derived from <br />those previous documents. <br />Information Sources for Permit and Review Process <br />The review process for permit renewals is described in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act (C.R.S. 34-33-101 et seq.) and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. Rules referred to in this document are contained within <br />those regulations. Specific information about Seneca Property, LLC's mining and reclamation <br />operations can be found in the permit application and permit revision applications on file with <br />the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203. <br />Status of Stipulations <br />The stipulation history for the (site name) was reviewed with this renewal application. The <br />review included an investigation of any stipulations imposed, and any responses to existing <br />stipulations received since the last midterm review. Any stipulations associated with this permit <br />and issued over the life of this operation which are not discussed in this permit renewal <br />application have been complied with or terminated. <br />Enforcement Actions <br />There have been no enforcement actions issued since the last midterm review (MT4) of the <br />Yoast Mine permit application package. <br />