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<br />topsoil from contow mining and from the disposal areas will be salvaged. If topsoil <br />stripping, salvaging, and replacement at the contow operations and at the disposal azeas <br />will occw in accordance with the plan described on pages 2.05-33 and 2.05-35 of the <br />application, a sentence may be placed on page 2.05-10 indicating this. <br />220. <br />72. On page 2.05-40, it is stated that "Underground development waste from fault crossings, <br />overcast development, or roof rock will either be deposited in underground gob rooms or <br />be placed in the surface mine backfill". By definition (1.04(22)) underground <br />development waste is also "coal mine waste". As such, Section 4.11.3 of the Regulations <br />allows underground development waste to be retwned to underground mine workings <br />("gob rooms") only in accordance with a waste disposal program approved by both the <br />Division and MSH.A under Section 2.05.3(a) of the Regulations. Please provide this <br />information. 7"'~q> <br />If the applicant, rather than placing underground development waste in underground <br />workings, would rather place this material in the proposed spoil fills, the information <br />required by Section 4.09.1(12) of the Regulations must be provided. <br />Rulc 2.05.3(31 Mine Facilities DGyv~~ <br />. 73. 1t is stated in the second paragraph on page 2.05-10 that "Shale and other extraneous <br />be material separated from the coal prior to loading will be left in the pit or placed with the <br />overbwden." As the definition of "coal processing waste" (Rule 1.04{24)) is "earth <br />materials which are separated and wasted from product coal...", it could be construed <br />from this sentence that "processing" of coal will occur at the swface mine prior to being <br />trucked to the loadout facility. A description of the coal processing facility or equipment <br />planned at the swface mine would then be required. If processing is not intended, <br />however, then this sentence should be reworded. <br />It should be noted that Section 4.26.2(4)(c) of the Regulations requires the top of the <br />underbwden immediately below the lowest coal seam mined by mountaintop removal <br />methods to be covered with non-toxic spoil. If "shale and other extraneous material" will <br />be returned to the pit floor, those materials must be determined to be non-toxic prior to <br />A their placement. <br />(774. Please provide the engineering designs for the four concrete portal openings at the P1 <br />~^~~ ~~ portal site, the fow concrete portal openings at the P2 portal site, the four concrete portal <br />a ~ openings at the P3 portal site, the fow concrete portal openings at the Rl portal site and <br />X`-\~ ~ the three concrete ortal o enin s at the R2 octal site Section 2.05.3 3 a Please <br />(-\y\~ P P g P ( ()( ))~ <br />provide a cross section that demonstrates how far into each hillside the concrete structures <br />~~~ will extend, and indicate the different safety bench configurations proposed. <br />75. Please provide on a map the location of all existine underground and overhead utility <br />n- ,5~ lines, utility poles, and substations/transformers. Please provide on the same map the <br />~~ ~ location of all proposed utility lines, poles, substations, and light-use maintenance roads <br />~~ <br />~~ <br />~~k ~ <br />