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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. Sediment Pond 10 was dry, with sediment levels approximately 6 feet below the emergency spillway level. The rock drop structures along the permanent diversion segment of the Coal Creek Channel have been partially removed. Complete removal of the rock swctures and excavation of the channel to establish the design grade is to be completed during the I"quarter, 2002, in conjunction with CRDA-l and CRDA-2 final reclamation. Cameo Borrow Area I sediment sump wasdry, with sediment level approximately 4.5' below the outlet elevation. North Portal Facilities Further grading had been conducted at Pond 12 when viewed on December 14. Subsequent to the initial grading work observed on November 20, the pond bottom had been smooth graded in [he area along the base of the embankment, where cracks had been filled in, with a slight slope established away from the base of the embankment toward the center of the pond. Following approval of Minor Revision 54, on December 18, Pond 12 was partially reclaimed by grading down the embankment between Pond 5 and Pond 12, so as to preclude the potential for water storage in Pond 12. The grading work performed was adequate to satisfy Abatement Step 2 of the modified NOV, and as a result the NOV has been terminated. Pond 5 was dry. Clean-up operations in the area between Pond 5 and the supply storage area had resulted in mud and debris being pushed up into the vicinity of the rock inlet to Pond 5, along the lower end of the road dip. The debris needs !o be removed so that the road dip will drain freely into Pond S. The supply storage yard has been largely emptied, with only a small quantity ofrubbilized concrete, several transformers and fan components, a few culverts, a couple underground water tank trailers, some cable spools and miscellaneous items remaining. The perimeter fence had been taken down and the concrete set metal fence poles had been pulled out. Most of the fence poles were on the ground where they had been pulled. The perimeter berm around the storage yard area remained intact. A quantity of dismantled conveyor components had been stacked in the comer of the yard area just to the north of the formerly fenced supply storage site. The old abandoned septic system to the south of the upper end of the portal decline had been pulled out. A collection ditch in this vicinity had been partially blocked by the excavation work, and needs to be cleaned our to restore the design ditch grade to the cuivert into Pond S. A[ [he North Portal Decline, there had been a methane fve incident on December 3, 2001. Methane emanating from the old fan shaftbackfilled from inside the mine had ignited, apparently due to prior cutting torch opetations in the vicinity. Flames were confined within thevertical metal fan shaft frame structure associated with the entry. The fire had been discovered by Tonya Hammond, and was reported to the local fve department, MSHA, and DMG. The fve was extinguished by the fire department with water and foam, and the steel fan frame structure was partially filled in with concrete, completely covering the fan portal opening. Gas readings made by MSHA on December 5 indicated that the fve had been