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14. Specific approvals have been granted or are proposed. These approvals are addressed in the <br /> following section, Section B (2.07.6(2)(m)). <br /> 15. In consultation with the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife <br /> Service,the Division found 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 adverse <br /> modification of their critical habitats(2.07.6(2)(n)),provided that appropriate mitigation efforts <br /> are performed. Letters from both agencies are presented in Volume III, Exhibit 9 of the PAP. <br /> 16. Per the Division's AVS check on January 11, 2023, the operator is current in the payment of <br /> reclamation fees required by 30 CFR,Chapter VII, subchapter R(2.07.6(2)(o)). <br /> Section B -Rule 4 <br /> I. Roads <br /> A. Haul Roads <br /> Two haul roads were built at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. One paved haul road was used to <br /> carry coal from the mine portal to the old State Highway 133. With the construction of <br /> the conveyor line system and unit train loadout,the haulage of coal by truck on this road <br /> was greatly diminished. A second haul road leading to Gob Pile 92 was built along an <br /> old rail bed. Construction of a third haul road was approved in Permit Revision No. 7, <br /> connecting the B-2 coal seam portal bench to the main paved haul road. <br /> 1. Alternative criteria and specifications were not used during the design of haul <br /> roads(4.03.1(1)(e)). <br /> 2. The Division approved the retention of a portion of the haul road depicted on <br /> Map No. 18, since it is compatible with the approved post-mining land use, and a <br /> request for its retention was submitted by the landowner(4.03.1(1)(f)(1)). <br /> 3. The Division does not propose to approve the location of a portion of the haul <br /> road in the channel of an ephemeral stream draining a watershed of at least one <br /> square mile, an intermittent or perennial stream(4.03.1(2)(b)). <br /> 4. The Division approved haul road encroachment into an ephemeral stream with a <br /> watershed less than one square mile during the construction period, since it did <br /> not alter normal water flow, contribute sediment, or adversely affect fish or <br /> wildlife (4.03.1(2)(c)). <br /> 5. The Division does not propose to approve haul road cut slopes steeper than <br /> 1.5H:1V in unconsolidated materials or 0.25H:IV in rock(4.03.1(3)(c)(i)). <br /> B. Access Roads <br /> One access road was built to provide access from the portal bench to the utility bench <br /> above the portal bench. Several short length access roads were built that lead from the <br /> main paved haul road to important points along the utility corridor,for access to the <br /> conveyor line,water line and high voltage power line. There is also an access road south <br /> of the unit train loadout. <br /> 1. Alternative criteria and specifications were not used during the design of access <br /> roads(4.03.2(1)(e)). <br /> 16 <br />