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!' <br />Status of Stipulations <br /> <br />The Division is imposing no Stipulations in its approval of Permit Revision <br />No. 2, however the permit for the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine (C-84-065) has the <br />following stipulations currently in effect. <br />STIPULATION N0. 16 <br />IN THE EVENT THAT NEW CASTLE ENERGY CORPORATION'S (NCEC) LAND USE PERMITS <br />ARE INVALIDATED, NCEC SHALL COMPLETE RECLAMATION OF THE SITE WITHIN SIX <br />MONTHS OF THE DATE OF INVALIDATION UNLESS THE DIVISION MAKES A WRITTEN <br />FINDING TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF TEMPORARY CESSATION. THE DIVISION'S <br />FINDING SHALL BE BASED UPON INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY NCEC TO THE DIVISION <br />DEMONSTRATING THAT GOOD CAUSE EXISTS TO ALLOW FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF <br />TEMPORARY CESSATION. <br />STIPULATION N0. 17 <br />FOLLOWING DIVISION INSPECTION OF THE AREA OF WELL OW-4L, THE APPLICANT <br />SHALL WITHIN 60 DAYS EITHER A) IF THE WELL HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED, SUBMIT A <br />REPORT IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 4.07.3(3) WHICH DESCRIBES THE CIRCUMSTANCES <br />BEHIND LOSS OF THE WELL, OR B) RECLAIM THE WELL IN ACCORDANCE WITH 4.07.3. <br />STIPULATION N0. 19 <br />SPECIES DIVERSITY ON AREAS RECLAIMED TO NATIVE VEGETATION SHALL BE DEEMED <br />SUCCESSFUL IF THE PERMITTEE ESTABLISHES AT LEAST FOUR (4) COOL SEASON <br />GRASSES AND TWO (2) FORBS WITH EACH SPECIES NOT REPRESENTED BY LESS THAN <br />THREE (3>% RELATIVE COVER OR MORE THAN 407, RELATIVE COVER. COVER TO BE <br />DETERMINED BY MEASUREMENTS MADE FROM VEGETATIVE COVER DATA ASSEMBLED DURING <br />SAMPLING FOR MONITORING OF REVEGETATION SUCCESS DETERMINATIONS. <br />STIPULATION N0. 21 <br />IN ORDER TO MONITOR THE VOLUME OF COAL MINE WASTE MATERIAL DISPOSED OF IN <br />THE APPROVED PILE, THE STRUCTURE WILL BE SURVEYED BY A QUALIFIED REGISTERED <br />ENGINEER DURING EACH QUARTERLY SITE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY RULE 4.10.2. <br />THE PERMITTEE WILL SUBMIT A COMPLETE PERMIT REVISION APPLICATION ADDRESSING <br />ALTERNATIVE COAL MINE WASTE DISPOSAL PLANS BEFORE THE VOLUME OF MATERIAL IN <br />THE APPROVED PILE EXCEEDS 10,000 CUBIC YARDS. IF NO ALTERNATIVE WASTE <br />DISPOSAL PLAN IS APPROVED, MINING OPERATIONS WILL CEASE WHEN THE APPROVED <br />DISPOSAL PILE VOLUME REACHES 15,000 CUBIC YARDS, AND THE PERMITTEE WILL <br />INITIATE AND COMPLETE RECLAMATION OF THE ENTIRE MINE SITE WITHIN SIX <br />MONTHS OF THE CESSATION OF MINING. <br />-3- <br />