INSPEC27360

• Permit No: C1981053
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 3/24/2000
• Doc Name: OSM INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 3/2/2000
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

U. S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING
Mine Site Evaluation State Program
Permillee/ Permit Field Visit
Person BLUE FLAME MINE Number C-81-053 Date 03/02/2000 Continuation Page
28. Pertormance Standard Cat
, 3=Not Platmed. 4=Nol Slarled. S=Noncompliance Identified
1. _ Mining within Valid Permit
2. _ Mining within Bonded Area
3. _ Terms & Conditions of Permit
4. _ Liability Insurance
5. _ Ownership and Control
6. _ Temporary Cessation
7. _ AML Rec. Fees -- Non-Respondent
8. _ AML Rec. Fees -- Failure to Pay
B. Hyd rologic Balance
L _ Drainage Control
2. _ Inspections & Certifications
3. Siltation Swctures
4. _ Discharge Structures
5. Diversions
6. Effluent Limits
7. _ Ground Water Monitoring
8. _ Surface Water Monitoring
9. _ Drainage -- Acid-Toxic Materials
10. _ Impoundments
I l. _ Stream Buffer Zones
C. Topsoil & Subsoil
I. _ Removal
2. Substitute Materials
3. _ Storage and Protection
D.
Elsewhere, 6=Previously Cited
H. _Subsidence Control Plan
I. Roads
l._ Road Construction
2. Certification
3._ Drainage
4._ Surfacing and Maintenance
5. Reclamation
J. Signs & Markers
l._ Signs
2._ Markers
K. _Distance Prohibitions
L. Revegetation
l._ Vegetative Cover
2._ Timing
M. _Postmining Land Use
N. Other
General
Performance
Category
Backf-dBng & Grading
l._ Exposed Openings
2._ Contemporaneous Reclamation
3._ Approximate Original Contour
4._ Highwall Elimination
5._ Steep Slopes (includes downslope)
6._ Handling of Acid & Toxic Materials
7._ Stabilization (rills and gullies)
Excess Spoil Disposal
1._ Placement
2._ Drainage Control
3._ Surface Stabilization
4._ Inspections & Certifications
Coal Mine Waste
(Refuse Piles/Impoundments)
l._ Drainage Control
2._ Surface Stabilization
3._ Placement
4._ Inspections and Certifications
5._ Impounding SWCtures
E.
G.
Use Of Explosrves ~ _ 1) forfeiture evs luntioa -
BI C 'f '
1. aster ent tcauon
2. Distance Prohibitions
3. _ Blast Survey/Schedule -
4. _Warnings & Records
5. Control of Adverse Effects -
Performance Standard Categories E. Excess Spoil Disposal ...........................................(816/817.71-74)
30 CFR Counterpart 1. Placement ................................................................... ........................71(e)
A. Adpurtistrative ................................. ........................................ 2. Drainage Control....................................................... .........................71(f)
I. valid Pemtir ................................................... ..................................773.1 I 3. Surface Stabdization.................................................. .........................71(B)
2. Mining within Bonded Area ................. ...............................773.11 4. Inspections & Ceni fications....................................... ........................71(h)
3. Terms & Conditions of Permit .............. ...............................773.17 F. Coal Mine Waste (Refuse Piles/Impouodmeats) ,, ,,,($16/817.81-84)
4.
5. Liability Insurance .................................
Ownership and Conuol .......................... ...............................800.60
............................778.13
1.
Drainage Control ......................................................
.........................83(a)
6. Tem ovary Cessation .................
. ... ....... 842.1 I(e) & 816/817.131
. 2.
3 Surface Stabilization..................................................
Placement ........................83(6)
83(c)
7. AM Rec. Fees -- Non-Respondent ...... ..........................870.15(6) .
4 ...................................................................
Inspections and Certifications .................................... ........................
.......................83(d)
8. AML Rec. Fees -- Failure to Pa
y ........... 870.15(a)
.......................... .
5.
Impounding S[rucmres ............................................... ... 84
........................ .
B. Hydrologic Balance ......................................(816/817.41-57)
G. Use of Explosives.............................................. ....(816/817.61-68)
1.
2. Drainage Conuol ...................................
Inspections&Certificalions .................. ......................................45
...........................49(a)(10)
I.
Blaster Certification...................................................
........................61(c)
3. Siltation Stmclures ................................ ......................................46 2. Distance Prohibitions................................................. ........................61(d)
4. Discharge Structures ............................. ......................................47 3. Blast Survey/Schedule............................................... ........................62-64
5. Diversions .............................................. .....................................43 4. Warnings & Records ................................................. .....................66 & 68
6. E(Fluent Limits ...................................... ......................................42 5. Control of Adverse Effects........................................ .............................67
7. Ground Water Monitoring ..................... ..:..............................41(c) H. Subsidence Control Plan................................. ........(817.121-122)
8. Surface Water Monitoring ..................... .................................41(e) I. Roads................................................................ .(816/817.150-151)
9. Drainage--Acid -Toxic Materials ......... ..................................41(f) ,
10. Impoundmenls ....................................... .....................................49 I. Road Conslmcnon..................................................... ......................150(c)
11. Stream Buffer Zones ............................. ......................................57 2. Cenification............................................................... .......................151(x)
3. Drainage ..................................................................... ..........150(6)-ISI(d)
C. Topsoil &Subsoil ............................. ..................(816/817.22) 4. Surfacing and Maintenance........................................ ..........150(e)-151(d)
I. Removal ................................................ ..................................22(a) 5. Reclamation............................................................... .......................I50(f)
2. Substitute Materials ............................... ..................................22(c) J. Signs &Markers............................................. ..........(816/817.11)
3. Storage and Protection ........................... ..................................22(c)
I
Signs
l l(a)
(b)
&(c)
4. Redistribution ........................................ ..................................22(d) . .......................................................................... ...........
.
,
2. Markers ...................................................................... 11(a),(b),(d).(e).&(f)
D. Backfilling & Grading ................... ...........(816/817.95-107) K. Distance Prohibitions...................................... .................(761.11)
I. Exposed Openings .....................816/817.13, 14, I5, & 823.1 I & 21 L. Revegetation.................................................... .(816/817.111-116)
2. Contemporaneous Reclamation .............. ....................................100
3. Approximate Original Contour ............... ...........................102(a)(1) 1. Vegetative Cover...................................................... .................1 l l & 116
4. Highwall Elimination ............................. ............................102(a)(2) 2. Timing....................................................................... ...........................113
5. Steep Slopes (includes downslope) ........ ....................................107 M. Postmining Land Use..............................................(816/817.133)
6. Handling of Acid & Toxic Materials ...... ................................102(c)
7. Stabilization (rills and gullies) ................ ..................................95(6) aevisNDccrmbcrC, 19Y8 Page 2 of