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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 Bowie #2 Mine conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG, on Tuesday, June 20, 2006. The weather was hot and sunny. The mine area was active. The permit sign was posted at the entrance road; the information was correct. The inspection began with visits to many of the degas boreholes and exploration pads north of the main mine site. The road was in excellent condition, with no signs of instability or erosion. Gob vent borehole pad GVB 2E is a level pad with active degassing, well vegetated and stable. The topsoil pile is well vegetated and stable. Pad GVB B1E showed no erosion. The pad was stable. The topsoil pile was well vegetated and stable, with sign in place. It was evident here, as it was throughout the inspection, that weeds had been sprayed in the last several days. Thistle was bent over and dying on this pad. Pad GVB B2D is arecently-constructed pad. The incised mud pit was dry. Silt fence was in place and there was no sign of instability or erosion. Pad GVB B1A was stable with no erosion. The degas activity has recently ceased on this site and the hole will be plugged and abandoned and the site reclaimed this summer. The topsoil pile was stable. Some minor silt fence maintenance is needed. At GVB D2B, a great deal of thistle and houndstongue had been recently sprayed. The pad is in a natural swale and revegetation is progressing very well with a great deal of perennial growth along with shrubs and oakbrush. The short spur road to that site was nearly obliterated in places along its length. At a wide spot in the road GVB D4B was sealed but not yet abandoned. There was excellent perennial growth, although this pad had not yet been reclaimed because of its position along the road to pad GVB DSA. Pad GVB DSA was well vegetated, with dominant western wheatgrass and mountain brome. There was no erosion and the site was stable. This pad was not yet regraded because it is the location of one of the seismic monitoring stations emplaced and monitored by the US Geological Survey. This road will remain unreclaimed as long as the monitoring is active to retain vehicle access.