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Findings of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division for Rimrock Mine Explanation of Findings Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the Mined Land Reclamation Division or the Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit renewal or permit revision. These findings are based on information made available to the Division that demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed in accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles. I. Legal and Financial Compliance Information = Rule 2:03 Sections of the application dealing with legal, financial and compliance information can be found in the permit application Volume I, pages 2.03.4-2.03.5. Pursuant to Rule 2.07,6(2)(8) and on the basis of evidence submitted by the applicant, the Division finds that Rimrock Coal Company does not own or control any operations which are currently in violation of any law, rule or regulation of the United States, or any state law, rule, or regulation or any provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act or the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. On May 15, 1950 an AVS check was conducted and it was found that the Rimrock Coal Company does not control or has not controlled any mining operation with a demonstrated pattern of wilful violations of the Act of such nature, duration and with such resulting irreparable damage to the environment as to indicate an intent not to comply with the provisions of the Act. Pursuant to Rule 2,07.6(2)(f), the Division has determined that for this operation, private mineral estate has not been severed from private surface estate. The applicant has supplied the document specified by Rule 2.03.6(2). The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. II. land Use - Rules 2.04.3, 2.05.5 and 4.16 Information on the post-mining land use can be found on pages 2.05.5 and 2.05.6 of Volume I of the permit application, The Division hereby approves the proposed post-mining land use rangeland for the operation. It was determined that rangeland meets the requirements of 4.16. The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. -6-