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_ _ .;. <br />_, _ ,... <br />M af?I.Y a8P®17P. <br />III Illllllllllll III <br />999 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF. HEARINGS AND APPEALS <br />Inouior Baacd of Land Appeals <br />... .:;;4015w1son]Boulevard,, ., <br />Arlington. vugida 22203 . <br />.:~. .,... 1:.., , <br />,•.. <br />JINI & ANN'TA'ILM <br />IBIA 96-90, 96-91 <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 1;~ 2000 <br />Division of Minerals S Geology <br />'Decided January 5, 2000 <br />Appeals faun two decisions of the Regional Director, Western R~e;mal <br />Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation arri Enfo~r+cement, <br />affirming decisions of the Denver arri A11a~,aYrn,p Field Offices, determin- <br />ing that the State regulatory authority had taken.appivpriate action in <br />response to a 'i'?n-Day Notice is:,ved in response to a citizen! s coapl.aint. <br />No. CC-93-020-008. :,:.~, <br />Decision in ISIA 96-90 affiimed as moclified•' decision in IBIA 96-91 <br />vacated and case r8tarded. <br />1. Surface Mining Control and Rec].atnati~ Act of 1977: <br />CYtizen's Cottg].aints: Genesal,ly--Surface Miniuig <br />~trol and Reclattetion Act of 1977: Fhforcerrent <br />Procedures: Generally--Surface Mining Control anri <br />ReC].amation Act of 1977: Inapecticros: 10-Day Notice <br />to State <br />Upon review of action ta)aPn by the state YY.~g„iatory <br />authority in respce7se to a 10-day notice, OSM is <br />obligated to cor>~ict an inspection unless the state <br />takes appropriate action to cause the violation to <br />be wrrecte3 or shows good cause for failure to do <br />so. "Good cause for failure to act" includes a <br />finding that the allege3 violation does not exist <br />atrl OSM's standazd an review of such a finning is <br />whether the state regulatory. authority's action or <br />respc~se to the 10-day notice'is arbitrary, Capri- . <br />cious, or an abuse of discretion under the state. <br />P~~• <br />2. Surface Mining Control airi.R~lanation Act of 1977:. <br />l~forcement Prooechups: r~*+pra~ly--Surface Minim <br />Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: Inspections: <br />10-Day Notice to State <br />Assuming actions by a surface coal mining opera- <br />tion result in the diminution of a person's water <br />supply, the operator is ret~xatsible for replace- <br />ment of that water supply, in accordance with sec- <br />ti~ 720 (a) (2) of the Surface Mi ' l~mtrol ai1C1 <br />151 IBI,A 286 <br />