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II, Land Use - Rules 2.04.3, 2.05.5, and 4.15 <br />The specific findings required under this section which were made in the <br />July, 1987 Findings Document (Renewal) have not been modified by proposed <br />PR No. 2 and remain applicable. <br />The proposed operation is in compliance with the requirements of this <br />section. <br />III. Cultural and Historic Resources - Rules 2.04,4 and 2.05.6(4 <br />The specific findings required under this section which were made in the <br />July, 1987 Findings Document (Renewal) have not been modified by the <br />proposed revision and those findings remain applicable. <br />The proposed operation is in compliance with the requirements of this <br />section, <br />IV, Geology -Rules 2.04.5 and 2.04,6 <br />Geologic information supplied by the operator in regard to the area of <br />proposed PR No. 2 appears on pages 14-16 of Section 2.04.6 of the permit <br />application package. This information indicates no significant <br />differences exist between the basic geology of the current permit area <br />and that of PR No. 2. With the exception noted below, the specific <br />findings required under this section which were made in the July, 1987 <br />Findings Document (Renewal) are applicable to the area of PR No. 2, <br />Samples of coal waste from the existing storage area at the mine <br />submitted for analysis by the Division do not indicate the presence of <br />acid forming, toxic forming or alkalinity producing materials. It is <br />presumed that the coal and roof and floor rock will exhibit similar <br />characteristics. <br />Although proximate analyses of the coal have been submitted by the <br />operator, complete analyses of the coal seam and associated roof and <br />floor rock will need to be provided for verification purposes. The <br />following stipulation is therefore necessary: <br />Stipulation No. 06: <br />WITHIN 60 DAYS OF APPROVAL OF PERM I7 REVISION (PR) N0. 2, <br />NATIONAL KING COAL WILL SUBMIT THREE (3) SEPARATE CHEMICAL ANALYSES <br />THAT CONFORM WITH THE MLRD 1982 GUIDELINES FOR THE COLLECTION OF <br />BASELINE QUALITY AND OVERBURDEN GEOCHEMISTRY DATA AND ARE <br />REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COAL TO BE MINED IN PR NO, 2 AND OF THE <br />ASSOCIATED ROOF AND FLOOR MATERIALS. THE APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC <br />LOCATIONS OF THESE SAMPLES WILL BE INDICATED ON REVISED COPIES OF <br />MAP C-10 FOR INCLUSION IN THE PERMIT PACKAGE. <br />With the acceptance of this stipulation by the operator, the proposed <br />operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />-4- <br />