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COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Civil Penalty Worksheet <br />I. Identification <br />NOV No.: CV-2004-001 <br />Date Issued: June 22, 2004 <br />Mine: Colowyo Coal Mine <br />PertnitNo.: C-1981-019 <br />Operator/Permittee: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />~L Operator/Pennittee ~ Division <br />II. Mandatnrv Penalties <br />Cessation Order <br />Failure to Abate - $750 to $5,000/day x days <br />Mining without a Permit <br />III. P nal Calcnlatinn Criteria - Rule S 04 6 <br />Source of Information or Assessment: <br />Category <br />A. History <br />~ NOVs past 12 months x $50 <br />COs past 12 months x $250 <br />$, Cerirn~cnecc <br />Severe $1,500 $1,750 <br />Significant $1,000 $1,250 <br />Low/Moderate $250 $500 <br />Insignificant $0 <br />Administrative ~ 1 nn nn <br />C. Fault <br />Intentional $1,000 $1,250 <br />Negligence $250 $50 <br />Unavoidable $0 <br />D. Nnmher of na~c Penal Accessed <br />E. Grand Faith (May not exceed $1,250) <br />Credit -Extraordinary Effort <br />Credit -Rapid Compliance <br />Type of Violation: <br />Administrative <br />Performance Standard <br />~ Permit Condition <br />Comments <br />$50.00 CV-2003-013 was issued on 10/29/2003 and <br />terminated on l l/26/2003. <br />CV-2004-001 was issued for violation of a permit <br />condition. The disturbed surface area overlying the <br />unleased coal was permitted for overburden and topsoil <br />$750 stripping. 2,525 tons of coal were blasted and 2,366 tons <br />removed without approval. This was assessed as an <br />administrative violation and $100.00 is proposed for <br />seriousness. <br />$1,500 Colowyo Coat Co. was aware of the lease boundary, <br />$750 had discussed mining the coal with BLM, but <br />inadvertently mined a small amount of unleased coal <br />without approval. This is the second time CCC has <br />mined beyond the approved coal removal boundary. <br />$500.00 is proposed for negligence. <br />$0.00 A good faith reduction is not proposed. <br />Total $650.00 <br />.e. ~ /c~vF-r„-..- / Assessment Officer <br />ignature <br />Sandra 1. Rrnwn Date tnLy,~3, 2004 <br />Name Printed C-NV-02 CI98I019 BGW_]0040]23_10145]AM dos <br />