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r <br />Mid-Term Review <br />Blue Ribbon Mine <br />Introduction <br />This document presents the results of the Division's mid-term review of Blue <br />Ribbon Coal Company's Blue Ribbon Mine. This mid-term review was conducted to <br />fulfill the requirements of rule 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). <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, for good cause <br />shown, the Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the <br />permit provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations. <br />Rules 9.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) requires that experimental <br />practices, mountaintop removal variances, and variances form contemporaneous <br />reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable. The Blue Ribbon <br />Mine permit does not have any operations under these categories. The Blue <br />Ribbon mine does have a variance from meeting AOC. This is necessary in order <br />for the mine bench to meet backfill stability requirements. This variance was <br />reviewed and found to be prudent for the Blue Ribbon Mine. <br />Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and <br />the terms of acceptance of the bond every 2 1/2 years. <br />The mid-term review consisted of a detailed review of the Blue Ribbon Mine <br />Permit application to identify any items that may have been overlooked during <br />the initial review. The Division also reviewed all subsequent revisions and <br />stipulation responses to ensure that all permit commitments and conditions <br />were being followed. Problems and observations from past inspection reports <br />were considered while conducting the review. <br />This document is organized as follows: Part 1 includes a listing by category <br />of what items need to be revised, a rationale for requiring these revisions, <br />and timetables for completing these revisions. Part II includes an advisory <br />section on items identified during the review that need to be considered in <br />the future. Part III presents a summary of the status of the stipulations <br />attached to the Blue Ribbon Mine Permit C-047-81 and any revisions required <br />with regard to the stipulations. Finally, Part IV presents the results of the <br />bond review required under Rule 3.02.2(4). The responses to items identified <br />in Parts I and IV should be submitted as one package in a format that allows <br />easy insertion into the application by August 30, 1985. <br />