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the site was being administered in compliance with Federal Statute, <br />and meeting those statutory requirements regarding subsidence, <br />water, water rights, geologic instability (including risk factors <br />enhanced by long-term subsidence, public safety, future <br />underground fire risk and other issues). We believe several of these <br />issues, covered in detail in the letter and attachments are new, and <br />worthy of thoughtful consideration in the public interest. <br />The State of Colorado has determined not to inspect; any Federal <br />determination is at this point indeterminate, and, as noted above, we <br />would appreciate being informed directly of the Federal response, <br />including any written determination to defer entirely to the State <br />program. <br />Once again, we strongly urge a review of the entire Fontanari packet. <br />To summarize, and after presenting extensive detail, the following <br />were the specific requests of Fontanari: <br />Items Requested by Fontanari <br />1. For a prompt inspection of the problem sites by Federal <br />and State Inspectors with appropriate qualifications <br />accompanied by representatives from Snowcap Coal, <br />Fontanari and any of his retained experts and counsel; <br />2. A determination as to whether any of the coal mining <br />related problems on-site could be addressed by funds <br />from the Abandoned Mines Fund, if eligibility was <br />determined through the DRMS process; <br />