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AND AREAL EXTENT. ANALYSES FOR SELENIUM, BORON, NITROGEN AND ORGANIC MATTER WILL BE INCLUDED IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED. POND CLEANOUT MATERIAL WILL NOT BE PLACED IN THE TOPSOIL STOCKPILE OR USED AS FINAL RECLAMATION TOPDRESSING PRIOR TO OBTAINING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE DIVISION. Surface soils will be sampled and analyzed for fertility levels upon completion of final grading and topdressing. If soil is found to be phosphorus deficient, phosphorus fertilizer will be incorporated into the soil prior to seeding. Other elements if deficient will be added to the soil the following year. The application was amended to include a specific discussion of topsoil replacement along the reclaimed McClane to Munger haul road, in response to RN-04 adequacy review concerns. The following specific findings are required by Rule 4. A. The Division has determined selected overburden materials shall be used for, or as a supplement to topsoil. The resulting soil is equal to or better than the available topsoil. This determination is based on physical and chemical analyses approved by the Division (4.06.2(4)(a)). This fording applies to overburden material on the mine bench and haul road outslopes where no topsoil was salvaged prior to disturbance, and also applies to sediment pond cleanout material, subject to the demonstration specified in Stipulation No. 27. IV. SEALING OF DRILLED HOLES AND UNDERGROUND OPENINGS The Division will requve that each hole, well or other underground opening be capped, sealed, bacldilled, or otherwise properly managed, in accordance with Rule 4.07.3. The application includes portal seal designs (Figures 3.7-1 and 3.7-2) which depict a keyed in concrete block seal a minimum of 25 feet in from the portal opening, which would be backfilied with incombustible material. This design meets the applicable MSHA requirements at 30 CFR 75.1711. V. COAL MINE WASTE No coal mine waste has been generated from the operation to date. The permit application indicates that coal mine waste from the McClane Canyon Mine will be disposed of in approved disposal areas within the adjacent Munger Canyon permit (C- 51-020), also operated by Grand Valley Coal Company. Specific findings pursuant to Rule 4.10.1(2), allowing for disposal of waste material from sources outside of the permit area are included in the approved permit for the Munger Canyon Mine. The McClane Canyon application also indicates that non coal rock slope material would be disposed of in areas of the mine that are no longer actively producing coal. Surface disposal of waste rock from McClane Canyon would initially be within an approved 2.6 acre waste rock disposal facility to be constructed adjacent to the existing Munger 23