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Page 2 of 4 Sec. 6. DOCUMENTS, EVIDENCE AND INSPECTION • At such times end in such form as lessor may prescribe, lessee shall furnish detailed statements showing the amounts end quality of sll products removed and sold from the lease, the proceeds therefrom, and the amount used for production purpose or unavoidably loot ~tasee shall keep open at a II reasonable times for the inspection of any my authorized officer oC lessor, the leased premise and ell surface end underground improvements, works, machinery, ore stockpiles, equip- ment, and all books, accounts, mope, and records relative to operations, surveys, or inveetigetione on or under the leased lends. Sec. 9. (al TRANSFERS ® Thie lease may be transferred in whole or in part to any person, association or rnrporetion qualified W hold such lease inureL ^ This lease may be transferted in whale or in part to another public body or to a pereon who will mine the rnal on behalf of, and for the use ot, the public body or to a pereon who for the limited purpose of creating a security interest in favor o[ a lender agrees to be obligated to mine the coal on behalf of the public body. ^ Thie lease may only be tranaterred in whole or in part to enoNer small business qualified under 13 CFR 121. I.eeaee shall allow lessor eccee to and Copying of documents reaeon- ebly necesary to verify lessee compliance with terms end conditions of the lease. While this lease remains in effect, information obtained under this section shall be closed Lo inspection by the public in eccordanee with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552}. See. 7. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY AND CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS - Leeaee shat] rnmply stirs own expense with ell reasonable orders of the Secretary, repecting diligent operations, prevention of waste, and procecrion of other resources. Lessee shell not conduct exploration operations, other than casual use, without en approved exploration plan. All exploration plane prior m the commencement of mining operations within an approved mining permit area shall be submitted to the authorized officer. Lessee shall carry on s11 operations in accordance with approved methods and practices ea provided in the operating regulations, having due regard for the prevention of injury to life, health, or property, and prevention of waste, damage or degradation to any land, err, water, cultural, biological, visual, and other resources, including mineral deposits and formations of mineral deposits not leased hereunder, end to other land uses or assn. Lessee shall take measures deemed necessary by lessor to accomplish the intent of this lease term. Such measures may include, but ere not limited to, modification to proposed -siting or design of facilities, timing of operations, end specification of ~terim and Shat reclamation procedures. Lessor reserves to itself the ~ght to lases, sell, or otherwise dispose of the surface or other mineral deposits is the lands end the right to continue existing uses and to suthorize future uses upon or in the leased lends, including issuing leash !or mineral deposits sot covered hereunder and approving Basemen is or rightsvf--way. Lessor shall condition such uses to prevent unnecesary or unreasonable interference with rights of lessee es may be consistent with concepts of multiple use and mu]tiple mineral developmea~ Sec. 8. PROTECTION OF DIVERSE INTERESTS, AND EQUAL OPPORTU- NITY -Lessee shall : pay when due ell lazes legally asaesed and levied under the laws of the State or the United States; accord all employees complete freedom otpurcheae; Day all wages at lease twice each month in lawful money of the United States: maintain a sate working environment in accordance with standard industry practices; restrict the workday to not more than 8 hours in any one day for underground workers, ezcept in emergencies; and take measure necessary to protect the health sad ealety of the public. No person under the age of 16 yeah shall be employed in any mine below the surface. To the extent that laws of the State in which the lands are situated ere more restrictive than the provisions in this paragraph, then the State laws apply. Lessee wilt rnmp]y with all provisions of£xecutive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1%5, as amended, end the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor. Neither lessee nor lessee's subcontractors shell maintain segregated facilities. Sec. 15. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS - Transfers of record title, working or royalty interest must be approved in accordance with the regulations. (b) RELINQUISHMENT -The lessee may relinquish in writing et any time all rights under this lease or any portion thereof ae provided in the regulations. Upon lessor's acceptance of the relinquishment, lessee shell be relieved of all future obligations under the lease or the relinquished portion thereof, whichever is applicable. Sec. I0. DELIVERY OF PREMISES. REMOVAL OF MACHINERY, EQUIP- MENT, E7C. • At such time as all portions of this lease ere returned to lessor, lessee shall deliver up to lessor the land teased, underground timbering, and such other supports and structures necessary for the preservation of the mine workings on the leased premises or deposits and place ell workings in condition for suspension or abandonment. Within 180 days thereof, lessee shall remove from the premises all other structures, machinery, equipment, tools, end materials that it elects to or as required by the authorized officer. Any such structure, ma- chinery, equipment, tools, and materials remaining on the leased lands beyond 180 days, or approved extension thereof, shell become the property of the lessor, but lessee shell either remove arty or all each property or shall continue to be liable for the coat of removal and disposal in the amount actually incurred by the lessor. ]f the surface is owned by third parties, lessor shall waive the requirement for removal, provided the third parties do not object to such waiver. Lessee shall, prior to the termination of bond liability or at any other time when required end in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, reclaim all lands the surface of which has been disturbed, dispose of all debris or solid waste, repair the offsite end onsite damage caused by lessee's activity or activities incidental thereto, aced reclaim access roads or trails. Sec. 11. PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF DEFAULT - Itleasee fails to comply with applicable laws, existing regulations, or the terms, conditions and etipulatione of this lease, and the nontrompliance mntinuee for 30 days after written notice thereof, this Ieaee shall be aubjeM W cancellation by the lessor only by judicial praeedings. This provision shell not be construed to prevent the ezeraee by lessor oC any other legal and equitable remedy, including waiver of the default. Any such remedy or waiver shall not prevent later cancellation for the same default occurring at any other time. Sec. l2. HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST -Each obligation of this lease shall extend to end be binding upon, end every benefit hereof shall inure to, the heirs, executors, adminietratore, tuccessore, or assigns of the respective parries hereto. Sec. 13. INDEMNIFICATION - Lessee shall indemnify and hold harmless the United States from any end all claims arising out of the lessee's activities and operations under this lease. Sec. 14. SPECIAL STATUTES-This lease ie subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1151-1175), the Clean Air An (42 U.S.C. 1857 et. seq.). and to all other applicable laws pertaining to exploration activities, mining operations and reclamation, including the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et. seq.). (a) The lessee shall be required to identify, monitor, and offset the loss or modification of any wetland or riparian habitat directly affected or influenced by lease development tivities such that no net loss of in-kind habitat value occurs during, or remains after ~ase life.