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There are several other vent holes, plus their associated access roads and overhead electric structures, grouped in the approximate location of NAD coordinates 527900N and 1047800 E. The main comments I have about this group is that none of the vent holes are delineated as "disturbed area," though I think they should be. And the access road to the sites is depicted along a totally different alignment. On the old maps it roughly follows the gulch where the overhead powerlines extend up from the Sunday portal area. That road alignment was observed by me while onsite. If these discrepancies are not an oversights, please explain why these items are not regarded as disturbance. Regarding the affected roads to the individual vent holes and other remote features of the permit, if the features existed in the area simply because they were pre-law roads which are still there, it is still appropriate to show them on the map. If they were used in the permitted operation, whether they were pre-law roads or constructed under this permit, they must be included in the affected acreage. As such, if they have not been reclaimed, and the roads will not be used in the future, they should be reclaimed. If the roads, through years of non-use, have also become reclaimed (i.e., impassable but stable) they should be assessed to verify if there is any further reclamation necessary on them. However, please be reminded that until the removal or reclamation of certain features has been documented, the roads, etc., remain as reclamation liabilities and within the 40-acre limitation of the permit. All roads should be shown, but different symbols should be used to differentiate the pre-law, permitted but unreclaimed, and the permitted and now reclaimed roads. The old maps (and your USGS map base) depicts the radio tower formerly located on the ridge top above the Sunday Mine portal area. The structure has been fiilly removed, but a rough trail road still exists up to it. The tower site can be deemed reclaimed, but the road is unstable and eroding, and therefore cannot be deemed reclaimed. The road spur up to the tower is shown on the old maps, but not on the new one, though it should be. 3. Sunday Mine, Portal Area. There aze two low grade stockpile areas shown on the new map, which is different from the old maps. The south one matches the old maps, but the north one does not. The large stockpile of fill area on the east end is identified as a low grade stockpile on the old maps, but not on the new maps. Is it low grade material or just waste rock? Is the new map correct? Please clarify if the low grade material was moved. Please describe the volume of the low grade materials and explain what reclamation is to be done to these materials or these areas. It is assumed that all areas shown in brown with hachures denote waste rock dumps, which are to be graded to 2:1 slopes or less as part of final reclamation. The old maps show two portals, and the new map shows a portal and an old portal. The portal is regarded to be the open and actively-used one, but it is not known to what extent the old portal may be regarded as closed. We will discuss later the further details of any actual closure that may have, been performed on the old portal, but for now please state whether the old portal is in any way "open." ' There are azeas depicted in brown foi trash and debris above the old portal location. Details should be provided later describing how much and what type of debris is. there. Also, my inspection notes reflect that there is another debris area west of the shop and warehouse buildings; Please confirm whether this is the case. I agree that the new surface detail superimposed on the map base must be tied back in to the topography, for both the final mining and reclamation maps. Please be reminded that reclamation maps should depict only those features which will remain onsite after reclamation is finished. All roads, buildings, berms, etc., that aze to be removed should not be included on the reclamation maps.. Stormwater control structures which are to remain should be shown.