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FINDINGS Salt Creek Mining Company . McClane Canyon Mine Application far Mining and Reclamation Plan Upon review of the mining and reclamation plan, I find subject to the appli- cant's compliance with the stipulations in the permit: 1. The plan and the permit application submitted December 20, 1980 and updated through May 20, 1982 is accurate and complete and all requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (the "Act"), the Colorado State Program, the Federal Lands Program, and all other laws, including the Mineral Leasing Act, have been complied with (see Technical Analysis [TA] C2.07.6(2)(a), 786.19(a)]. 2. The applicant has demonstrated that surface mining and reclamation operations, as required by the Act, the Colorado State Program, and the Federal Lands Program, can be feasibly accomplished under the mining and rec- lamation operations plan contained in the application [786.19(b)] (See Section XXIV, p. 28 of the Technical Analysis [TA] -- (Findings Document) 3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the general area of the operations on the hydrologic balance has been made by Office of Surface Mining and the Colorado Mined Lands Recla- mation Division. It must be noted that the McClane Canyon Mine is the only operating coal mine in the East Salt Creek Drainage. Furthermore, it is the • only active mine within a radius of thirty miles. The adjacent Munger Canyon mine is being permitted, but is not presently active. The Salt Creek Mining Company controls the existing coal leases in this area. Their current opera- tions include Munger and McClane Canyon Mines and encompass the only known mining proposed for the area. The operations proposed under the application have been designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic balance to the East Salt Creek (see Sec. IX, page 16 of the TA) [2.07.6(2)(c), 786.19(c)]. 4. OSM has verified the following findings with the applicable Federal and State and Local agencies and their planning and records in the area of the mine show the proposed permit area: (a) Not included within an area designated unsuitable for under- ground coal mining operations, [2.07.6(2)(d)(i)]. (b) Not within an area under study for designating lands unsuitable for underground coal mining operations since the mine existed prior to the enactment of PL-95-87, [2.07.6(2)(d)(ii)]. (c) Not on any lands subject to the prohibitions or limitations of 30 CFR 761.11(a) (national parks, etc.), 761.11(f) (public buildings, etc.), and 761.11(9) (cemeteries)(See Fig 1.1-2, Mining and Reclamation Permit [MRP]). (d) Not within 100 feet of the outside right-of-way of any public roads (See Fig 1.1-2 of MRP), [2.07.6(2)(d)(iv)]. • (,e) Not within 300 feet of any occupied dwelling (See Fig 1.1-2 and 2.2-2 of 'qRP) [2.07.6(21(d)(v)].