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• At the Time of Mining Plan Approve <br />Eagle Mines No. 5 and No. 6 Mine <br />Empire Energy Corporation <br />The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has <br />reviewed the operation and reclamation plan portion of the Eagle <br />Hines No. 5 and No. 6 mine permit application and determines that it <br />complies with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 <br />(SMCRA), the Federal lands program (30 CFR Chapter VII, Subchapter <br />D), and all other requirements of applicable Federal laws. (See the <br />Environmental Assessment and Colorado's Decision and Findings of <br />Compliance. ) <br />2. After reviewing the description of the proposed area of the mining <br />plan approval, OSMRE determines this area is: <br />a. Not unsuitable for mining in accordance with section 522(b) pursuant <br />to section 522(a)C2) of SMCRA. (See the Environmental Assessment <br />and Colorado's Decision and Findings of Compliance.) <br />b. Not unsuitable for mining in accordance with section 522(b) pursuant <br />to standards set forth in section 522(a)C3) of SMCRA. (See the <br />Bureau of Land Management's letters dated November 28, 1986 and <br />March 20, 1987, the Environmental Assessment, and Colorado's <br />Decision and Findings of Compliance.) <br />c. Not on any Federal lands within the boundaries of any national <br />forest. <br />.~- , Gam.-~=~ ~~~ 9/~ ~ 7 <br />"~ Chief, Federal Programs Division Date <br />Western Field Operations <br />~~ <br />