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<br />Mid-Term Review <br />Marr Strip Mine <br />Introduction <br />This document presents the results of the Division's mid-term review of Kerr <br />Coal Company's Marr Strip Pdine. This mid-term review was conducted to fulfill <br />the requirements of Rule 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) <br />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. Based on this review, for good cause shown, the <br />Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit <br />provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations. <br />Rules 2.06.2, .3, .5 and .7 require that experimental practices, mountaintop <br />removal variances, variances from AOC, and variances from contemporaneous <br />reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable. The Marr Strip <br />permit does not have any operations which fall under these categories. <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 Marr Strip findings <br />document and permit application to identify any items that may have been <br />overlooked during the initial review. The Division also reviewed all <br />subsequent revisions and stipulation responses to ensure that all permit <br />commitments and conditions were being followed. Hydrologic monitoring data <br />was reviewed in conjunction with the review of the application to assess the <br />adequacy of the monitoring plan and discussion of hydrologic impacts. <br />Vegetation monitoring data was evaluated to assess the revegetation success in <br />light of the reclamation plan. <br />This document is organized as follows: Section I includes a summary of our <br />decision to require revisions with regard to the mid-term review per <br />Rule 2.08.3, followed by a listing by category of what items need to be <br />revised, and a rationale for requiring these revisions. Appendix I summarizes <br />revisions to the permit processed to date and the action taken by the <br />Division. Appendix II presents a summary of the status of the stipulations <br />attached to the Marr Strip Permit C-006-80. <br />