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<br />The total area of Ener~.% 'lines 1 and ~ and the i:c4:man Pa:k e>:tcnsinr. is u,oBU <br />acres (figure '_'). The majorit}• of this acrca~.e has nlrcad;~ neon ~incd. The <br />Eckman Park extension will be about ?,40U o: the 7,580 acres, of wi~ich 1,800 <br />acres will be mined. :lpproximately ?24 acres ~:ill n~ mined leer ?ear, wnich <br />will disturb 3~0 acres nt one one time during the operatirm. Annual <br />production is anticipated [n be held at 3.9 million [on s, producing a total o; <br />approximately 31 million tons of coal ove: the prnpos^d 8-;:ear mining period. <br />In [he planned expansion, :nergy Fuels proposes to construct an additiona_ 5 <br />miles of class'I road (4 miles er.ist presently') for access and haulage and an <br />undetermined number of class III roads as needed. ~+o new r,:ilroad lines or <br />facilities will be constructed. The compan~• will maintain existing production <br />and emplo.:ment levels and use existing plant and lnadout facilities, railroad <br />spur, telephone and power lines, and suppor'_ facilities. <br />Alternatives (Including the Proposed Action) <br />Proposed Action (or :,lternative 1) <br />This action is approval with the stipulations necessan• to meet the <br />requirements of S:1C~1 (PL 95-87 ), the initial regulator;- program regulations <br />(30 CFP. ?11 and 710) implenen[ing 51.1Ci:A, the performance standards of. the <br />permanent program regulations (with the erception of the standards for <br />contemporaneous reclamation--30 CFR 8I6.10~), the conditions of :tie leases, <br />and all other applicable Federal laws (Fish and Idildlife Coordination ?.ct o: <br />1934, National Historic Preservation Act of 19n4, Archeological and ilistor c <br />Preservation .4c[ of 1914, the Antiquities Ac[ of i9U6, the Clean ~.ir act, the <br />Clean Water Ac [, etc.;. ;he proposed stipulations require changus in the <br />reclamation plan, such as: <br />Coal recoaen'.--8y Uecembcr 31, 1980, the comnan? must subm'_t a play [or <br />underground eining or grade and backfill the hizhwall area b}•.Januar:• 31, <br />1981, lio faulted blocks of coal may he left unmined nor may' coal seams <br />or coal seas splits 28 inches thick or greater be spoiled or lift umined <br />without express written consent from the regulatory autl,orit_~ in <br />consultation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USCS) Area `lining <br />Supervisor. <br />.air quality.--Before mining begins, an existing air-qualit,: monitor must <br />be mooed or an additional monitor installeri south-southwest of the Eckman <br />Par:: area. <br />Vegetation.--Comparison between reference areas and premir.in.~ vegetation <br />and reference aruus and postmi.ning revegetn[ion should include <br />comparisons for diversit;• approved by the regulatory au[horit}~. <br />- 3 - <br />