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for wildlife habitat and limited residential use. Bear Coal Company obtained permission from the original landowner, Anchor Coal Company, to reclaim the Bear No. 3 Mine site for these post-mining land uses (Bear No. 3 Permit Application, Exhibit 12). In summary, Bear Coal Company is in the process of returning the Bear No. 3 property to undeveloped land supporting limited wildlife and limited residential uses. These land uses are consistent and compatible with Gunnison County zoning. The surface landowners have provided written approval of the post-mining land uses. Cultural and Historic Resources -Rules 2.04.4 and 2.05.6(4) and 2.07.6(2)(e) Information regarding the cultural and historic resources ofthe permit azea are in Section 2.04.4, and Exhibits 6 and 7 of the Beaz No. 3 permit application. No known cultural or historic resources that are listed or are eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places exist within the life-of--mine permit azea or in areas to be affected by mining. This determination has been made through examination of files of the Colorado Historical Preservation Office, the Colorado State Archaeological Office, the Colorado Office ofthe Bureau of Land Management, the State Historical Preservation Office and the National Register. The Colorado Historic Preservation Office was contacted by the Division at the initiation of the renewal and revision process. Results of a March 1977 archaeological survey of the permit area are presented in Exhibit 7. No archeological resources were discovered. The Colorado State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) confirmed in a letter dated December 13, 1993, that the Permit Revision No. 1 activities would not impact any cultural resources due to the lack of any such resources in the area, and confirmed (via a telephone) that Permit Revision No. 2 activities would not impact any cultural resources due to the lack of any such resources in the azea. A letter from SHPO dated April 2, 1997, regarding Permit Renewal No. 3, acknowledged the cessation of mining operations and restated the initial finding of no known resources in the area. No public park or national historic place would have been adversely affected by the Bear mining operation; therefore, a damage mitigation plan was not required per Rule 2.05.6(4). Climatological Information and Air Resources -Rules 2.04.8, 2.05.4(2)(h) Climatological and air resource information is contained in Sections 2.03.10, 2.04.8 and 2.05.6 and 4.16 of the Bear No. 3 permit application. Local temperature is inversely related to elevation. Mean annual temperatures along the mountain peaks aze much colder than the mean annual temperatures of adjacent valleys. The mean annual temperature of Paonia, Colorado is approximately 50°F. Temperature extremes recorded at Paonia are -28°F (January 1913) and 100°F (June 1927; July and August 1934). 5