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iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />DoG fir}' i~ ~ ,Z~~~ jza~; <br />~\ <br />~~~~. PART 785 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MINING <br />Section 785.15 Steep slope mining. <br />(a) This Section applies to any person who conducts or intfds to <br />conduct steep slope surface coal mining and reclamation operations, <br />except -- <br />(1) Where an operator proposes to conduct surface coal mining and <br />reclamation operations on flat or gently rolling terrain, leaving a <br />plain or predominantly flat area, but on which an occasional steep slope <br />is encountered as the mining operation proceeds; <br />(2) Where a person obtains a Hermit under the provisions of Section <br />785.14; or <br />(3) To the extent that a person obtains a permit incorporating a variance <br /> <br />under Section 785.16. <br />(b) Any application For a permit for surface coal mining and recla- <br />mation operations covered by this Section shall contain sufficient <br />information to establish that the operations will be conducted in accor- <br />dance with the requirements of 30 CFR 826.12. <br />(c) No permit shall be issued for any operations covered by this <br />Section, unless the regulatory authority finds, in writing, that in <br />addition to meeting all other requirements of this Subchapter, the <br />operation will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 30 <br />CFR 826.12. <br />Energy Fuels will not conduct any surface coal mining and reclama- <br />• <br />tion operations on "steep slopes, as that term defined in 30 CFR <br />701.5. Slope measurements for the mine plan area are shown on <br />Energy Mines No. 1 and 2, Premining Topography (Map 46) and Eckman <br />Park Premining Topography (Map 47). The general slopes in the <br />785-1 <br />