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• r :.opal, Financial, and CcmDlierce Information /Rules 2.03, 2.Oi.6(f),
<br />2.(77.6X) ar.c 2.07.ti(h;
<br />The Legal, financial, end compliance infcrma tion has beer. reviecred bu t.ie Civision
<br />.or compliance. This infcrmatior. is contained in the permit acplication under
<br />Sections 1.0 - _'.3 (pages 1-Z - I-30) and i.5 - 1.7 (pages 1-67 - _'-6E) and appendix
<br />3. The proposed operation .`.as been found to be i^ compliance.
<br />T.Se 1U,3`5 acre area ces_ynated in the ,^e-rit aDDlsCaraon .z~ to per.Tlt a_*ea _.,
<br />cDrsidered bu the Division to represent .he najoritp of the '_ife-o_`-:.^,ine~area.
<br />:8ie Division is aForovira all surface coal mining and reclamation activities
<br />speci_*icaliy described withir. :his perrit applicatior. for this five-year term,
<br />withir: Sectior.~s ?, 3, •1, ani 5 of TSI:', RSI;•l; and $l'.Ct1Gn5 2~ through 2? and 32
<br />tcrough 35 of T677, R4'_P7. svec_fic activities as cu-~ir.?d cn r~=ge 3 of t:pis
<br />dccumen*_ are approved for Sect-crs 25, 26, 35, and 36 of i61.', R91[G; Sectlons
<br />1 and 2 of T_`u, .491[9; Sections 2y thrcvp_ n .;3 ofT6ir', R90'~'; and Sections and 6 of
<br />The apclicant has provided documentation pc_suan~ to ~.Oi.u!2)(f) th=t in ~__ cases
<br />where the nrirate mineral ests.e .ias.beer: _.~._rsd _rom t.ie priiacc sarfaca estate,
<br />the accl_cant has secured the richt to the estracticn o.` coal bu surface rrdning
<br />methods, bu ,TEans cf lease agreerr~nts betwee.: the applicant aa.i the surface oemer.
<br />The applicant has crevided a description cf each lease and it_: conditions. Actual
<br />1ega1 documents are on file at the .."dcffat County Courthouse i:: Craig, Colorado.
<br />Pursuant to 2.0?.6 (2) (c) , t!:e 7i-risicr. .Hakes the _._ :ci^y t,`.at ,^.o surface .-oa1 mini :g
<br />• operation owned or cor.crolled by t?:e apclicant is Gurrentlu in :iolatior, of anu
<br />statutes or rules or r2guiatiors ~ delineated in .0~.6(1)'b).
<br />The D: vision makes the .`.finding, pursuant tc 2.07.6(2)(h), thar_ the applic.=.nt does not
<br />control a^d has Hoc ccntrplledrininc operat-ohs .._th ~ de~c~7nstrated rr"Ilful pattern
<br />of violation which :Mould i::d_.:ate an intent not *_o comply :diti~ provaions cf the
<br />Colorado Surface Coal ;~finznn Bec'amaticn Act.
<br />II. Land Cse (P.ul=s 2.04.3, 2.05.5 and 4.IG)
<br />Information on i:isteric and pre-mininc land uses may be found in Section 2.5 (pages
<br />2-1?0 - ?-LAO), and Appendi:r r' of the application. Zn formation oer`inent .o post-
<br />n¢ning land use mac :,e found fir. Sections 4.2 (popes '-4 - 4-1.2), _.3.5 ;pages
<br />ti-PA - -1-ICO), and A?peed:x O.
<br />lands s.icnin r::he croposad pervtit area have e.rhibited three ma;or historic _and uses;
<br />rangeland (grazing of sF.eep and cattle), cropland (ccitivation of 9rylsnd cons,
<br />preciotdnantlg r9.iaat), a^d wi=dlife habita:r. Ean~elard and wi:d_'ife habitat ccnpr_'se
<br />approximately 2d'o and 50°~, respectivelq; of the proposed hermit area and are located
<br />or. clones and toe-siope~ alono the nort.i _`ace of the .9illiaris i'nrr: mountains. Crop-
<br />land is found predorti r,artly on the flatter a,-eas north of t`e -•~e-slo::es and ±n
<br />or~zas cur=our.ding the north-draining gulc es of the ores, and romprises ap?zro ri match:
<br />16-a of the pr:posed per.m_{t area.
<br /> Tl:e applicant proposes to reclaim the disturbed area to a pcsr-mi.nin~ land ace of
<br /> range_.andy wildlife habitat, ar,d c ropiar.d. T::is does Hoc constitur:e a change `n :and
<br /> use. 'ursuanL to 2.0?.6(2)!i) and based on the successfc zeclamat-cr. acssmpQish~ad
<br />• to date, =ne zv~s_on ar~pro:-es the Host-c~r.~na ,.and u:;e rangeland, xil_'lit_
<br /> hob:: tat, and cro Dl ord.
<br />_T.ys operation is _.. ,_.. ia.^.c= r.~i~.. ....,, r=m.ir_=.ments o_ t::=s --ct_ian.
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