GENERAL43393

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 9/8/1983
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION AND FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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PRUPUSEU UECISIOIV
United States Steel Corporation - Somerset line
The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approve, with
stipulations, an application fur a permit to conduct coal iaininy
operations submitted by United States Steel Corporation for the Somerset
Mine. This decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation
will comply with the requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining
Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, as amended, 34-33-101 et sue., and the
Keyulations pro~nugated pursuant to the Act.The finding of compliance, and
the stipulations which are a part of this approval, are attached to this
document. The pennit cannot be issued until all statutory notice and
public comment requirements have been satisfied, and until bond has been
posted.The permit application and the stipulations will become a binding
part of the pennit upon approval. The stipulations for the Somerset Mine
are as follows:
Stipulation No. 1
THE SOMERSET MINE RECLAIMED AREAS SHALL ACHIEVE AT LEAST THREE
CU UL SEASON PERENNIAL GRASSES ANU ONE PEREIVNIHL FURB WITH
RELATIVE COVER EQUAL TU UR GREATER THHIV THREE PERCENT. THE
Cuh1BINEU RELATIVE COVER SHOULD NUT EXCEED 80 PERCENT AWU IVU
OWE SPECIES SHOULD CUf4PRISE GREATEK THAN b0 PERCENT .
Stipulation No. 2
THE OPERATOR SHALL hIENSURE WOODY PLHNT DENSITY AND VEGETATi01V
COVER THE FIRST AND THIRD GROWING SEHSONS AT IIVTENSiTIES EQUAL
TU BASELINE SAMPLING LEVELS.
Stipulation No. 3 /
THE OPERATOR SHALL DELETt RUBBER RABBITBRUSH FROM THE PROPOSED
RECLAMATION SEED MiX.
Stipulation No. 4 /
WITHIN 120 DAYS OF PERIvIIT ISSUANCE U.S. STEtL SHALL SUBhIIT A
SuBSIUENCE f40NITORING MAP WHICH COMMITS TO THE INSTALLATION OF A
CENTERLINE SUBSIDENCE MONITORING MUWU14EiVT ABOVE EHCH ENTRY OF
THE 5th WEST MAINS.