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We concluded our records review be reviewing the permittee's liability insurance, which is current through 9/1/94; and review of the haulroad certification dated 8/84. We walked all the disturbed areas of the mine. All active disturbed areas now drain to one sediment pond. The undisturbed area diversion was walked and appeared in good repair. The permittee has done a good job of reestablishing vegetation on the areas disturbed by the diversion construction, including the diversion itself. The sediment pond held frozen water during the inspection. Harvey Gap Reservoir was discharging during the inspection. Stream buffer zone markers were in place where required. Appropriate mine identification sign and perimeter markers were also in place. We walked the haulroad and cross culverts appeared to be functioning well. This concluded the field inspection. We held a close out meeting with the inspection participants. Mr. Routen and myself discussed the Public Notice requirements found at Colorado Rule 4.20.2 (1) through (3). This Public Notification requirement invloves providing notice of the approved mining schedule to "...all owners of property and residents within the area above the underground workings and adjacent areas." The notification is to take place at least six months prior to mining beneath his or her property or residence. Mr. Self appeared not to be aware of this Public Notification procedure. Therefore, Mr. Routen issued Notice of Violation (NOV) C-93-149 which requires compliance with the Rule cited above. The abatement deadline for the NOV is 12115/93. The surface and mineral estate have not been seperated throughout the approved permit area and is held privately. Mr. Self did not anticipate any problems providing Public Notice to the surface landowners as required in the NOV. The permittee is hereby reminded, as quoted above, Colorado Rule 4.20.2 requires notification to surface property owners and residents above the underground workings and "...adjacent areas." (emphasis added). In concluding our close out meeting, I discussed and had questions about the 3/1/93 approval of Minor Revision No. 11. This revision is titled "Eliminate Transfer of Soil Material from Waste Disposal Area to Surface Facilities Area during Reclamation, Revision of Reclamation Plan Text, and Recalculation of Reclamation Costs." It appears the currently approved Colorado Program, at Rule 4.06 Topsoil, does not require a minimum of six inches of topsoil, or an approved substitute material, to be segregated and replaced on all affected areas which require topsoil replacement. The text of the reclamation plan at pages 107 through 114a, which were the pages affected by the approval of MR No. 11, will have to be changed to again require (the original approved Reclamation Plan did include the six inch minimum requirement for topsoil replacement) the minimum of six inch approved topsoil replacement, when the approved Colorado Program is amended to incorporate this minimum requirement to be at least as effective as the Federal Regulations at 30 CFR, Sec. 817.22. This concluded the inspection.