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The permit application contains an inventory of structures and renewable resource lands within the permit area (Table 78 and Map 25). The applicant identifies three private residences that aze within the permit area, but are outside the area potentially affected by mining within the five-year permit plan area. The inventory also identifies various mine facilities, an AMOCO oil pipeline, County Road 107 (vacated to RAG Empire Corporation), State Highway 13, a Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad spur and irrigation ditches within the permit azea. Renewable resource lands identified within the permit azea include the alluvial valley floors of the Big Bottom area, the Yampa River and the Williams Fork Rivers, the Yampa and Williams Fork Rivers themselves, and several bedrock aquifers. Subsidence predictions vary, depending upon the mining methods utilized. Maximum predicted subsidence where two longwall panels overlap is 13.0 feet. The extraction height for both E and F seams is 10 feet each. For locales where one longwall panel underlies room-and-pillar workings, maximum predicted subsidence is 10.5 feet. In azeas where only one seam has been mined using longwall methods, maximum predicted subsidence is 7.5 feet. Further information can be found in permit Section 2.05. While the mine is in active status, RAG Empire Corporation has committed to submitting results of the monitoring program at least semi- annually. Maximum total subsidence of 10 feet has been reported in the subsidence reports. The longwall panel 2 of Mine 6 was proposed to undermine the Amoco pipeline. The predicted subsidence that could occur under this zone was estimated at 10.5 feet, since this would involve one longwall panel under room-and-pillaz workings. In lieu of subsiding the pipeline, the operator opted to relocate the pipeline and not conduct full extraction of the coal within 100 feet horizontally of the pipeline. This 100-foot buffer will allow for an angle of draw calculated at 19°. This plan was in agreement with the Amoco Pipeline Company and approved by the Division by Minor Revision No. 24. The operator also submitted a plan to undermine a portion of the railroad spur, the Williams Fork alluvial valley floor, the Williams Fork River, and a portion of State Highway 13. Further detail on this proposal can be located in Technical Revision No. 19. The Division approved of development mining only under these resources, with three additional subsidence monitoring locations along the highway, The Division has previously found the permittee's subsidence control plan complies with Rule 2.05.6(6) and the permittee has committed to adopt all measures in order to reduce the likelihood of subsidence, prevent material damage, or mitigate the effects. The Division has previously approved the plan (4.20.1(2) and 4.20.3(1)). 2. The Division has previously found that the permittee's subsidence monitoring program complies with Rule 2.05.6(6)(c), and is designed to determine the 33