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2.06.8(3)(c)). <br />For additional information concerning the presence of alluvial valley floors along Dry <br />Creek and Sage Creek, please see Volume 1, Tab 7 of the PAP and Section B, Item XIV of <br />this document. <br />13. The Division hereby approves the post -mining land uses proposed for this operation. It <br />was determined that the proposed postmining land uses, grazing lands (consisting of <br />dryland pasture, improved pasture, and rangeland),wildlife habitat, and cropland meet the <br />requirements of Rule 4.16 for the permit area (2.07.6(2)(1)). <br />14. Both the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service <br />(USFWS) were notified of this Permit Renewal No. 5. Their comments were requested <br />regarding potential impacts to threatened and endangered species. No response was <br />received. <br />The Division finds that the activities proposed by the applicant would not affect the <br />continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or <br />adverse modification of their critical habitats (2.07.6(2)(n)). Please refer to Section B, <br />Item XII of this document for details. <br />15. The Division has contacted the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation Fees Branch. As of <br />this time, Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC, the operator, is current in the payment of <br />reclamation fees required by 30 CFR Chapter VII, subchapter R (2.07.6(2)(0)). <br />16. Specific approvals have been granted or are proposed. These approvals are addressed in <br />the following section, Section B. (2.07.6(2)(m)). <br />Section B <br />The following findings and specific approvals are required by Rule 4 <br />Roads - Rule 4.03 <br />Information on roads is presented in Volume 2, Tab 12 and Exhibit 12-1 of the PAP. The <br />only road within the permit boundary is the 4.1 mile TAHR. The railroad spur is <br />approximately 3.3 miles long and begins 0.3 miles from the town of Hayden; it serves as a <br />connection to the existing Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (see Exhibit 12-1, "Facilities <br />Map"). Haul road HGLF-HR1 and the access road were reclaimed in 2011 to the <br />approved post mining topography. A partial Phase I (SL -1) bond release including <br />reclamation of the HGLF-HR1 and the access road was approved on July 27, 2012. The <br />remaining TAHR and parking lot will be reclaimed to AOC and revegetated unless <br />retention of a road is approved as part of the approved post -mining land use, the road <br />complies with all applicable performance standards, and the landowner requests in writing <br />to the Division that the road (or a segment of it) is to be left open for further use. <br />17 <br />