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II. Land Use - Rules 2.04.3, 2.05.5 and 4.16 Information on land use can be found in Appendix A of Volume I of the original permit application. The primary land use at the Canadian Strip Mine site was wildlife habitat and rangeland for cattle grazing prior to mining operations. The reclamation plan proposed by Wyoming Fuel Company is to return the land to equal or better utility for these same uses. Post-mining land use will be wildlife habitat and rangeland. Pursuant to Rule 2.07,6(2)(11, the Division finds that the proposed post-mining land use of the permit area meets the requirements of Rule 4.16. The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. III, Cultural and Historic Resources - Rules 2,04.4 and 2.05.6(4) Information on cultural and historic resources can be found in Section 2.04.4 and Appendix B of Volume I of the original permit application. Several cultural resource inventories have been conducted on lands included within the Canadian Strip Mine permit area. A study by Pioneer Archaeological Consultants identified previously unknown sites as well as noting the presence of sites recorded by a previous survey. Two sites were located in the vicinity of an existing haul road (BLM right-of-way). Both of these sites have been previously protected by stipulated avoidance. The second survey, by Gordon and Kranzush, Inc, in 1980 and 1981, identified new sites, however, none of the newly recorded finds were recommended as eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Stipulation No. 1 of the original permit required that no surface disturbance take place within 100 feet of two sites until their eligibility had been determined by the regulatory authorities. One of the sites, 5 JA407, has since been determined ineligible by the BLM. The other site, with undetermined status, occurs in the area which will not be developed. As no surface disturbance activities are planned for this area, protection of the site is no longer an issue regardless of eligibility. The Division finds that the proposed operations will not adversely affect any place listed on the National Register of Historic Places or eligible for such designation. The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. IV. Geology - Rules 2.04.5 and 2.04.6 The applicant has provided both a general description of the regional geology and a detailed analysis of the physical and chemical characteristics of all strata disturbed at the site in Section 2,04.7 and Appendix C of the original permit application.