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~, <br />. •;.: <br />da ~' <br />~• .. <br />,.%> <br />p IDLY ~@O170: <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII ill <br />889 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />IFI<A 96-90, 96-91 <br />OFFICE OF. HEARINGS AND APPEALS <br />:. Intuioc Boyd of [.cod Appals <br />....... ;; 4013~It9n8oulevatd,, ., <br />. ate. vim, zzz~ . <br />,.::. . <br />"JIM & AtN'TA'1ZM` <br />Decided <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 1;~ Z000 <br />Db'sbn of Minerals 8 Geology <br />January 5, 2000 <br />Appeals fran two decisirns of the Regional Director, Western Regt,.,~i <br />(bordinatire3 Q'nter, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and ffiifomossent, <br />afflSRatY_{ deCasiC47S of the Denver affi Al}' Barque Field Offices, detexmin- <br />ing that the State regulatory aut3ms'ity..had Ca)aan, appropriate action in <br />response to a T7n-Day t!iotice isstseci in respslse to a citi.zen!s caaQlaint. <br />No. CC-93-020-008. i,•;.,• . <br />Decision in ]$731 96-90 affirmed as'irodified•' decision in ZHIA 96-91 <br />vacated and case xsrorded. <br />1. Surface Minttx3 Osltrol and Reclamation Act of 1977: <br />Citizen's OatQlaisits: Gerezally--Surface Mining <br />~tmi. and Rec]amation Act of 1977: Hlfoz~>t <br />Proceduries: Generally--Surface M~x3 CUrttml and <br />Reclamation Act of 1977: Inspections: 10-Day Notice <br />to state <br />upon review of action taken by the state re9ulatarY <br />authority in nespcd7se to a 1o-day notice, 06M is <br />obligated to conduct an inspection unless the state <br />takes appropriate action W cause the violation to <br />be ooxrected or shows good cause for failure to do <br />so. "Good cause far failure to act" includes a <br />finding that the allegs3 violation does not exist <br />and 0.~T1's standard on rt;view of such a finding is <br />whether. the state xegulatoxy.auttnxity'a action ar <br />response to the to-day notice ie arbitrary, Capri-. <br />ciotLS, or an abuse of discretion order the state. <br />Pm4~- <br />2. Surface Mining Ocntrnl and.Reclamati.cY1 Act of 1977:. <br />Thforoamnt Pinoadarxes: r~,~rry--Surface Miniss3 <br />Omtml and Reclamation Act of 1977: Znspectiaus: <br />10-Day Notice to State <br />Assuming actions by a surface gal mining opera- <br />tion result in the dinmirnition of a person's water <br />supply, the apesatar is zm>srprnsible for replace- <br />ment of that water supply, in acoordatwe with sec- <br />tim 720(a) (2) of the Surfat;e Mining Gbrltml and <br />`~ 151 >BiA 286 <br />.. .t'!. e'z(fe.( 1. i:.1 <br /> <br />