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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. This was a partial inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted on June 21, 2007 by Mike Boulay of the DRMS. Henry Austin from the Office of Surface Mining conducted a special focus oversight inspection on recently re-graded lands for the past evaluation year. Roy Kazo from Seneca Coal Company was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were partly cloudy and cool. Ground conditions were dry at the site. As part of this inspection we evaluated compliance with approved post-mining topography and potential for off-site impacts with regard to sediment and surface water runoff control within the recent re-graded lands. We began the inspection by reviewing pertinent documentation from the permit application package including pre and post-mine cross-section maps (Exhibit 20-2A), Operations Plan (Exhibit 12-1), Backfill & Grading Plan (Exhibit 19-1A), and Post-Mining Topography Map (Exhibit 20-2). These maps were brought with us for use in the field during the inspection. Backfill & Gradine Recently re-graded lands are located in the Yoast South Area and include the Wolf Creek Pit, Scraper Pit and South Valora Pit as shown on Exhibit 19-1A. Backfill and grading operations were completed in Yoast South over the last two years. Final grading to the approximate original contour was completed in the spring, 2006 at the Wolf Creek Pit, Scraper Pit, and South Valora Pit. The entire Yoast South Area was viewed from a good vantage point located adjacent to Topsoil Pile L. As seen in attached Photographs Numbers 1, 2, and 3, recently re-graded lands blend in well with the surrounding undisturbed landscape. The present surface configuration achieved by Backfill and grading of the mined areas closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land prior to mining. SCC is in compliance with the backfilling and grading plan and reestablishment ofthe approximate original contours approved in the reclamation plan. All Backfill and grading is complete at the Yoast Mine with exception of the slide area above Pond 012. Topsoil and Reve etg ation Topsoil was redistributed during the summer, 2006 at all of the final graded locations. Some topsoil remains at Topsoil Pile L which will be used for the final reclamation of the Pond 012 slide area.