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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Table of Contents ii Date Revised: 5/4/21 <br /> Revision No: TR-148 <br />2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING ACTIVITIES – <br />MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS AND RECLAMATION PLAN ........................................ 1  <br />2.05.1 OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................................................. 1  <br />2.05.2 OPERATION PLAN – ESTIMATED AREA FOR LIFE OF OPERATION .............................................................. 1  <br />2.05.3 OPERATION PLAN – PERMIT AREA PRODUCTION METHODS AND EQUIPMENT .......................................... 1  <br />2.05.4 RECLAMATION PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 16  <br />2.05.5 POST-MINING LAND USES ....................................................................................................................... 26  <br />2.05.6 MITIGATION OF SURFACE MINING OPERATION IMPACTS ....................................................................... 27  <br />2.06 REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES ...................................................... 1  <br />2.06.1 SCOPE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1  <br />2.06.2 EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICES MINING ......................................................................................................... 1  <br />2.06.3 MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING ........................................................................................................... 1  <br />2.06.4 STEEP SLOPE MINING ............................................................................................................................... 1  <br />2.06.5 PERMITS INCORPORATING VARIANCES FROM APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR RESTORATION <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR STEEP SLOPE MINING ................................................................................................................ 1  <br />2.06.6 PRIME FARMLANDS .................................................................................................................................. 1  <br />2.06.7 VARIANCES FOR DELAY IN CONTEMPRANEOUS RECLAMATION REQUIREMENTS IN COMBINED SURFACE <br />AND UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................... 1  <br />2.06.8 SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS ON AREAS OR ADJACENT TO AREAS <br />INCLUDING ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS .................................................................................................................... 2  <br />2.06.9 AUGERING AND HIGHWALL MINING......................................................................................................... 5  <br />2.06.10  COAL PROCESSING PLANS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE PERMIT AREA ............ 6  <br />2.06.11  IN-SITU PROCESSING ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................ 6  <br />RULE 2 MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................... 1  <br />2.07 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS ........................................ 1  <br />2.08 PERMIT REVIEWS, REVISIONS AND RENEWALS, AND TRANSFER, SALE AND ASSIGNMENT 1  <br />2.10 MAPS AND PLANS – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 1  <br />RULE 3 PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................... 1  <br />RULE 4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ............................................................................................................... 1  <br />4.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS........................................................................................................................................ 1  <br />4.01.1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................. 1  <br />4.02 SIGNS AND MARKERS ............................................................................................................................... 1  <br />4.02.1 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 1  <br />4.02.2 MINE AND PERMIT IDENTIFICATION SIGNS ............................................................................................... 1  <br />4.02.3 PERIMETER MARKERS .............................................................................................................................. 1   <br />4.02.4 DURATION OF MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................. 2  <br />4.02.5 STREAM BUFFER ZONE MARKERS ............................................................................................................ 2  <br />4.02.6 BLASTING SIGNS ...................................................................................................................................... 2  <br />4.02.7 TOPSOIL MARKERS ................................................................................................................................... 2  <br />4.03 ROADS ............................................................................................................................................................ 2  <br />4.03.1 HAUL ROADS ............................................................................................................................................ 2  <br />4.03.2 ACCESS ROADS ........................................................................................................................................ 5  <br />4.03.3 LIGHT-USE ROADS ................................................................................................................................... 5  <br />4.04 SUPPORT FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................... 6  <br />4.05 HYDROLOGIC BALANCE ......................................................................................................................... 7  <br />4.05.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 7  <br />4.05.2 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ................................................................... 8