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approved permit area can be found in Section 2.04, pages 48-55, Volume I and Section 2.04. Two soil types are found in the approved permit area; the Carracas loam and Nunn loam. The Carracas loam is the main soil disturbed on the currently permitted area. The Carracas loam consists of a surface horizon varying from 0 to 4 inches thick. This horizon is underlain by a subsurface sandy loam or sandy clay loam ranging from 4 to 14 inches in thickness. There have been no potential management problems identified with this soil unit and it is considered a good plant growth medium. On May 7, 1981, the Division approved a technical revision to disturb an additional 9.71 acres to construct a coal handling facility (crusher load-out), bathhouse, fuel storage area, and parking area along the southwestern edge of the existing permit area. The majority of this area was covered by the Nunn loam, which has a clay loam to loamy surface soil, six to eight inches thick, over a clay loam to sandy loam subsoil. This soil type is characteristic of the alluvial valley floor along Stollsteimer Creek. The depth of this soil exceeded 72 inches at the sampling location. Within this revision area, 2.4 feet of soil was removed and will be replaced. On the remainder of the currently permitted area, the operator has salvaged and has or will replace an average of 6 inches of soil material. A separate study was done by Mariah Associates on the soil resources of the Federal Lease Area (August 1983). This study identified four soil types, including variants of the previously described Nunn and Carracas loams, a rock outcrop complex, and a Celacy variant loam. The rock outcrop complex provide no usable soil material. The Celacy loam at the sample site contained a 3-inch thickness of the A horizon, 8 inches of B21t and 622t horizons, and 7 inches of C horizon. All of this loam material is suitable for topsoil stripping. IV. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings A. The Division will require that each hole, well or other underground opening will be capped, sealed, backfilled, or otherwise properly managed (4.07.3). V. Backfilling and Grading A. As noted earlier, Kaiser Steel Resources has completed all backfilling and grading at the mine site. A complete 60 percent Phase I bond release was approved in 1992. VI. Revegetation - Rules 2.04.10, 2.05.4(2)(e), 4.15, and 4.18(4)(1) A. The Division has reviewed the permit application for compliance with these sections. Information on baseline vegetation for the approved permit area can be found in Section 2.04 of Volume I and Exhibit 5. Information on the revegetation plan and revegetation -14-