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Air Pollution Control Plan <br />Air pollution control of facilities at the West Elk Mine will be done in accordance with emissions <br />permits issued by the Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Health. A copy <br />of each permit can be found in Exhibit 6. <br />Fugitive Dust Control Plan <br />Coal handling facilities are appropriately equipped to minimize dust generation. All conveyors <br />outside the mine portal are suitably covered to prevent particulate dispersion of coal by the wind. <br />Water sprays, using surfactant as necessary, are mounted so as to prevent dust generation from <br />conveyors or coal stockpiling, if needed. A telescoping chute is used in loading railroad cars at the <br />loadout to help prevent dust generation. Finally, all transfer points between conveyors, rotary <br />breakers, and silo(s) are enclosed to control particulate emissions from these sources. <br />Mountain Coal Company also tries to minimize fugitive dust from roads at the West Elk Mine. <br />Water is applied seasonally to active unpaved roadways, parking areas, and refuse disposal areas to <br />control dust emissions from these areas. In addition, vehicle speed is restricted to a maximum of 20 <br />miles per hour. Whenever these steps are insufficient in controlling fugitive dust emissions, <br />chemical dust suppressants or surfactants are applied to road surfaces. <br />Fish and Wildlife Management Plan <br />The baseline wildlife information collected on the property indicates that the mine facilities area is <br />not of prime significance to major wildlife species. The affected area is not know to be critical <br />habitat for big game, raptors, eagles, migratory birds, any threatened or endangered species, or to <br />contain wetlands, cliffs supporting raptors and/or areas offering special shelter, protection, <br />reproduction, nursery or wintering areas. <br />Using the best technology currently available to the extent possible, disturbances and adverse <br />impacts of these operations on fish, wildlife, and related environmental impacts are minimized. <br />Where practicable, enhancement of such resources is achieved. In so doing, Mountain Coal <br />Company will report to the Division the presence of any threatened or endangered animal or plant <br />species listed or proposed to be listed by the State or Secretary of the Interior; any critical habitat of <br />any threatened or endangered animal or plant species listed or proposed to be listed by the State or <br />Secretary of Interior; or any bald or golden eagle, or nest thereof, of which Mountain Coal <br />Company becomes aware and which was not previously reported to the Division. The design and <br />construction of the electric power lines and other transmission facilities used for its underground <br />coal mining operation on the permit area will be designed and constructed to prevent hazards to <br />large birds either by spacing of wires or by protectors. All powerlines at the West Elk Mine are <br />raptor protected in one of two ways: <br />2.05-82 Rev. 11/96- PROT 04/06 -PRIG, 12/14- TR136; 08/16-TR139 <br />