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Annual Reclamation Report Instructions <br /> The Annual Reclamation Report(ARR)form has been designed to aid in the tracking of <br /> disturbed acres as they progress through the reclamation process. The rows are arranged so that <br /> the initial disturbed acres are entered at the top of the page and the acres will progress down <br /> through the rows to final bond release at the bottom. <br /> Note: The "Last Year's Cumulative Total" columns need to have the values entered from the <br /> previous year's ARR"Cumulative Total"columns. This ensures accuracy from year to year. <br /> Land Category— <br /> Acreage in Active Mining Areas—This section applies only to surface mines. It does not <br /> apply to underground mines nor to separately-permitted loadouts. Footnote 1 on the <br /> ARR form describes Active Mining Areas as pits,topsoil stripped areas in advance of <br /> pits and spoil not backfilled and graded. <br /> Land Category— <br /> Acres Disturbed—This is the total number of acres that have been disturbed by surface <br /> coal mining and reclamation operations for this permit number, regardless of name <br /> changes, bond releases and changes to the permit boundary. The subtraction column is <br /> for tracking acres transferred to another permit or corrections associated with record <br /> keeping and mapping. Do not subtract acres where Phase III bond release was achieved. <br /> A formula is shown in footnote 2 on the ARR form for surface and underground mines <br /> that explains how this value is determined. <br /> Acres Backfilled and Graded—This is the total number of acres that have been backfilled <br /> and graded to the approved post-mining topography. The subtraction column is for <br /> tracking acres transferred to another permit, acres re-disturbed or corrections associated <br /> with record keeping and mapping. Do not subtract acres where Phase III bond release <br /> was achieved. <br /> Acres Topsoiled—This is the total number of acres that have been topsoiled in advance <br /> of seeding with approved permanent seedmixes. Do not enter acres for topsoiled <br /> outslopes of pond embankments,topsoiled outslopes of road embankments, or topsoiled <br /> outslopes of cut-and-fill facility pads. The subtraction column is for tracking acres <br /> transferred to another permit, acres re-disturbed or corrections associated with record <br /> keeping and mapping. Do not subtract acres where Phase III bond release was achieved. <br />