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<br />Nucla Strip Mine <br />(C-81-008) <br />This document presents the results of the Division's Mid-Term Review of <br />Peabody Coal Company's Nucla Mine. This review was conducted in order to <br />fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), <br />2.06.7(5), and 3.02.2(4) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued, <br />prior to its mid-term (2 1/2 years). Based on this review, and for good cause <br />shown, the Division may require reasonable revision of the permit provisions <br />to ensure compl fiance wi th the Act and Regulations. <br />Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5, and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices, <br />and variances from mountain top removal, AOC, and contemporaneous reclamation <br />requirements be reviewed where applicable during the Mid-Term Review. <br />Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and <br />its terms of acceptance every 2 1/2 years. <br />This review included the Nucla Mine permit application and Findings Documents <br />to identify any items which have been overlooked in the past. The Division <br />also reviewed all revisions, stipulations, and enforcement actions since the <br />permit renewal to ensure that all permit conditions were being met. <br />2 <br />