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National King Coal contacted the local office of the Colorado Division of Wildlife requesting their assistance in assessing any potential impacts the mining operation may have on wildlife. A copy ofthe Division of Wildlife's response is found in Section 2.04.11 and exhibit 6. The general azea of the mine site is considered critical deer winter range. However, it is the Division of Wildlife's opinion that, because ofthe long history ofmining in the azea, many of the impacts to wildlife have already occurred. Since no additional surface disturbance is anticipated, no additional impacts should occur. Reclamation of the site will enhance wildlife habitat in the area. Based upon the available information, the Division finds, pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(n), that the activities will not affect the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitat. XII. Protection of Underground Mining National King Coal does not plan to undertake any surface mining activities at this site, therefore, it complies with this section (4.22.4). XIII. Subsidence Control Information submitted indicates there aze three structures, the Huntington Irrigation Ditch, the Crawford Imgation Ditch, and the Mazc Crawford residence in the permit area which have the potential for mine related subsidence impacts. Impacts on these structures will be monitored by quarterly visual inspections for evidence of subsidence features within the permit area. Repairs, when and if necessary, will be effected by the operator for the ditch and have the approval of the surface landowners. This method has proved to be effective as in eazly 1990, subsidence cracks transversed the Hunnington Ditch and National King Coal immediately effected repairs by placing an impermeable fabric liner down severa'. hundred feet of the ditch to repair the crack and prevent further problems if additional cracks appeazed. The Crawford residence has water lines, a propane gas line and a sewer line that will be inspected and repaired if any problems aze noted. Apre-subsidence inspection was performed at the house and survey monuments installed for quarterly subsidence surveys to analyze movement. To reduce the effects of subsidence, a large block of coal will remain under the house. Pillazing was done within a 300 foot radius of the footprint of the house, due to an error on the reading of a USGS map, and a violation was written and abated. Some subsidence cracks developed about 300 feet from the house and were subsequently repaired. No subsidence damage has been noted at the residence or nearby structures. The water, gas and sewer lines were inspected and a crushed sewer line was repaired by the mine. This damage was not subsidence related but was caused by heavy vehicular travel. All structures aze currently being monitored on a quarterly basis. As mining is progressing 21