GENERAL33452

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/22/2007
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN2
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

At the time of the first informal conference, the company did not have time to respond formally to the
Division's adequacy review of Permit Revision No. 3. Therefore, a second informal conference was held
on September 13, 1999. As at the first informal conference, the Division answered questions and received
further comments from the public concerning the changes proposed in BRL's mine plans.
BRL satisfactorily answered all of the Division's adequacy questions for Permit Revisions Nos. 2 and 3.
The Division proposed to approve with conditions Permit Revision No. 2 on September 13, 1999. New
stipulation number 7 was attached to the conditional approval of Permit Revision No. 2. On October 12,
1999, the Division received objections to the proposed decision and a request for a formal hearing. The
proposed decision to approve Permit Revision No. 2 was brought before the Mined Land Reclamation
Board (Board) on October 20, 1999. The Board approved the Division's proposed decision to approve
with stipulations Permit Revision No. 2 on that same date.
On February 1, 2000, the Division proposed to approve with stipulations Permit Revision No. 3. No new
stipulations were attached to the conditional approval of Permit Revision No. 3. No requests for a board
hearing were received at the Division. Therefore, the decision became final on March 2, 2000.
The Division received the submittal for Permit Revision No. 4, dated October 5, 2000, on October 6,
2000. This revision proposed to incorporate two areas into the permit and allow for longwall and room
and pillar mining of the D seam in those two areas. After an initial incompleteness determination, the
Permit Revision No. 4 submittal was called complete on October 23, 2000 and the appropriate
notification letters were sent out. [n response to the Division's completeness letters, several state and
federal agencies sent comment letters to the Division conceming PR-04. The Division did not receive any
comments from the public concerning Permit Revision No.4, nor were there any requests for an informal
conference.
The Division sent its first adequacy review letter on November 8, 2000. Additional adequacy review
letters were sent by the Division on December 27, 2000 and on February 5, 2001
The Division requested and the Office of Surface Mining confirmed that the activities proposed in Permit
Revision No. 4 did constitute a federal mine plan change requiring Secretarial approval. The Secretarial
approval was granted after the Division issued its proposed decision.
In a submittal dated December 8, 2003, BRL modified its mine plan, based on the results of a recent
exploratory drilling program.
The operator sent responses to the Division's adequacy review letters in submittals dated December 8,
2000, February 5, 2001, February 19, 2001 and February 23, 2001.
The Division's concerns and those of other governmental agencies were answered satisfactorily.
Therefore, on February 27, 2001, the Division proposed to approve with conditions Permit Revision No.
4. Three new stipulations, numbered 8, 9 and 10, were attached to the approval of Permit Revision No. 4.
The submittal for Permit Revision No. 5, dated May 14, 2001, was received at the Division on May 16,
2001. This revision proposed to increase the permit boundary to the west by 480 acres and allow for
longwall mining west of the present mining, and west of the main fault but just east of Teror Creek.
Also, one gob vent borehole and its associated road would be constructed.
Permit Revision No. 5 was called complete on May 29, 2001. Completeness letters were sent out and the
public notice of completeness was published. The Division received comment letters from several