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COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Civil Penalty Worksheet <br />1. identi£inafinn <br />NOV No.: CV-2003-013 <br />Date Issued: October 29, 2003 <br />Mine: Colowyo Coal Mine <br />PermitNo.: G1981-019 <br />Type of Violation: <br />Administrative <br />Performance Standard <br />~ Permit Condition <br />Operator/Permittee: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />II. MandalnrrPenaltiec <br />Cessation Order <br />Failure to Abate - $750 to $5,000/day x <br />days <br />Mining without a Permit <br />III. PP.,~I y, rol~.,lo,:nn ('.i.o.;a _ ];nte 5 04 ~ <br />Source of Information or Assessment: Operator/Permittee ~_ Division <br />Category Comments <br />A. Hict~rv <br />NOV s past 12 months x $50 <br />COs past 12 months x $250 <br />$, Serirnicnetc <br />Severe $1,500 $1,750 No actual damage occurred. The operator exceeded <br />Significant $1,000 $1,250 the explosive weight allowed by the scaled distance <br />Low/Moderate 250 $500 $750 formula approved in their pemut. However, Colowyo <br />Insignificant 0 did monitor the blast using a seismograph which showed <br />Administrative the maximum peak particle velocity had not been exceeded <br />C. Eault <br />Intentional $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 Colowyo was negligent in several respects. The scaled <br />Negligence $250 500 $750 distance formula was the approved method for deter- <br />Unavoidable $0 mining peak particle velocity. The calculations were <br /> incorrect and some of the data was missing in the blast <br />D. Nnmher n£T)ayc Penai A ccecced records. The seismograph, used to monitor had not been <br /> calibrated on an annual basis as required. <br />E. Cinnd Faith (May not exceed $1,250) <br />Credit -Extraordinary Effort No evidence of good faith has been presented. <br />Credit -Rapid Compliance <br />~~/~iitr-e,nJ Assessment Officer <br />gna e <br />Sandra T.. Rrnwn Date Nnvemher 21, ~nn3 <br />Name Printed C-NV-02 C1981019 BGW 30011121 da115 PM.doc <br />