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15. In prior consultation with the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Division found that the activities proposed by the applicant would not affect the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitats (2.07.6(2xn)), provided that appropriate mitigation efforts are performed.. Letters from both agencies aze presented in Volume III, Exhibit 9 of the permit application document. Prior to Permit Renewal No. 2, Section 7 consultations occurred in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2004. It was decided by the Office of Surface Mining that the Section 7 consultation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for Technical Revision No. 45 would suffice for Permit Renewal No. 2. Technical Revision No 45 is currently in review but the Section 7 consultation is finished. In a memorandum dated April l3, 2007, the U.S. Fish & Wi[dlife Service determined that no new water depletions will occur so the existing Recovery Implementation Program for the Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin will suffice. 16. The Division has contacted the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation Fees Branch. As of June 22, 2003, the operator is current in the payment of reclamation fees required by 30 CFR, Chapter VII, subchapter R (2.07.6(2)(0)). Section B -Rule 4 I. Roads -Rule 4.03 A. Haul Roads Two sections of haul roads were built at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. One paved haul road was used to carry coal from the mine portal to the old State highway 133. With the construction of the conveyor line system and unit train loadout, the haulage of coal by truck on this road was greatly diminished. A second haul road leading to the gob pile was built along an old rail bed. Construction of a third haul road was approved in Permit Revision No. 7, connecting the B-2 coal seam portal bench to the main paved haul road. 1. Alternative criteria and specifications were not used during the design of haul roads (4.03.1(1)(e)). 2. The Division approved the retention of a portion of the haul road depicted on Map No. 18, since it is compatible with the approved post-mining (and use, and a request for its retention was submitted by the landowner (4.03.1(1)(f)(i)). 3. The Division does not propose to approve the location of a portion of the haul road in the channel of an ephemeral stream draining a watershed of at least one (I) squaze mile, an intermittent or perennial stream (4.03.1(2)(b)). 4. The Division approved haul road encroachment into an ephemeral stream with a watershed less than one (1) square mile during the construction period, since it did not alter normal water flow, contribute sediment, or adversely affect fish or wildlife (4.03.1(2)(c)). 5. The Division does not propose to approve haul road cut slopes steeper than LSH: I V in unconsolidated materials or 0.25H:1 V in rock (4.03.1(3)(cxi)). 23