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6. DOCUMENTS. EVIDENCE AND INSPECTION - At such times and such Corm as lessor may prescnbe, lessee shall furnish detailed cements showing the amounts and quality of all products removed and sold from the lease, the proceeds therefrom, and the amount used for production purposes ar unavoidably lost. Lessee shall keep open at all reasonable times for the inspection of any duly authorized officer of lessor, the leased pram ises and all surface and underground improvements. works, machinery, ore stockpiles, equip- ment,and all books, accounts, maps, and records relative to operations, surveys, or investigations an or under the leased lands. Lessee shall allow lessor access to and copying of documents reason- ably necessary to verify lessee compliance with terms and conditions of the lease. While this lease remains in effect, information obtained under this section shall be closed to inspection by the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act IS U.S.C. ai21. Sec. 7. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY AND CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS - Lesseeshall comply at its own expense with all reasonable orders of the Secretary, respecting diligent operations, prevention oC waste, and protection of other resources. Lessee shall not conduct ex ploration operations, other then casual use, without en approved exploration plan. All exploration plans prior to the commencement of mining operations within an aDProved mining permit area shall be submitted to the authorized officer. Lessee shall carry on all operations in accordance with approved methods and practices as 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 lend, air, water, cultural, biological, visual, and other resources, including mineral osits and formations of mineral deposits not leased hereunder, and char lend uses or users. Lessee shall take measures deemed cessary by lessor to accomplish the intent of this lease term. Such measures may include, but are not limited ro, modification to proposed siting or design of facilities, timing oCoperations. and specification of interim and final reclamation Drocedures. Lessor reserves to itself the right to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of the surface or other mineral deposits in the lends and the right to continue existing uses and to authorize future uses upon or in the leased lands, including issuing leases for mineral deposits not towered hereunder and approving easements or rights-at-way. Lessor shall condition such uses to prevent unnecessary or unreasonable interference with rights of lessee es may be consistent with concepts of multiple use and multiple mineral development. Sec. 8. PROTECTION OF DIVERSE INTERESTS. AND EQUAL OPPORTU- NITY -Lessee shall : pay when due all taxes legally assessed and levied under the laws of the State ar the United States; accord all employees complete freedom of purchase; pay all wages at lease twice each month in lawful money of the United States; maintain a safe working environment in accordance with standard industry practices; restrict the workday to not more than 8 hours in any one day for underground workers. except in emergencies: and take measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the public. No person under the age of I6 years shall be employed in any mine below the surface. To the extent that laws of the State in which the lands are situated are more restrictive than the provisions in this paragraph, then the State laws apply. Lessee will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24. 1965. as amended, and the rules. regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor. Neither lessee nor lessee's subcontractors shall maintain segregated facilities. Sec. 9. (a) TRANSFERS $R This lease may be vanaCerred in whole or in part to any person, association or corporation qualified to hold such lease interest ^ This lease may be transferred in whole or in part to another public body or to a person who will mine the troal on behalf o[, and for the use of. the public body or to a person who for the limited purpose of creating a security interest in favor of a lender agrees to be obligated to mine the coal an behalf of the public body. ^ This lease may only be transferred in whole or in part to another small business qualified under 13 CFR 121. Transfers of record title, working ar royalty interest must be approved in accordance with the regulations. (b) RELINQUISHMENT -The lessee may relinquish in writing at any time all rights under this lease or any portion thereof as provided in the regulations. Upon lessor's acceptance of the relinquishment, lessee shall be relieved of all future obligations under the lease or the relinquished portion thereof, whichever is applicable. Sec. l0. DELIVERY OF PREMISES. REMOVAL OF MACHINERY, EQUIP- MENT, ETC. - At such time as all portions of this lease are returned to lessor, lessee shall deliver up to lessor the land leased, underground timbering, and such other supports and structures necessary for the preservation of the mine workings on the leased premises or deposits and place all workings in condition for suspension or abandonment. Within 180 days thereof, lessee shall remove from the premises ell other structures, machinery, equipment, tools, and materials that it elects to or as required by the authorized officer. Any such structures, ma- chinery, equipment, tools, and materials remaining on the leased lands beyond 180 days, or approved extension thereof, shall become the property of the lessor, but lessee shall either remove any or all such property or shall continue to be liable for the cost of removal and disposal in the amount actually incurred by the lessor. If 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 and 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 and onsite damage caused by lessee's activity or activities incidental thereto, and reclaim access roads or trails. Sec. l 1. PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF DEFAULT - If lessee fails co comply with applicable laws, existi ng regulations. or the terms, conditions and stipulations oCthis lease, and the noncom Dliance continues Cor 30 days after written notice thereof, this lease shall be subject to cancellation by the lessor only by judicial proceedings. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the exercise by lessor of 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. I'2. HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST • Each obligation of this lease shall extend to and be binding upon. and every benefit hereof shall inure to, the heirs. executors, administrators, successors. or assigns of the respective parties hereto. Sec. l3. INDEMNIFICATION -Lessee shall indemnify and hold harmless the [; niced States from any and all claims arising out of the lessee's activities and operations under this lease. Sec. l4. SPECIAL STATUTES-This lease is subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1131-11 i5j, the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. L857 et. seq.l, and co ell other applicable laws pertaining to exploration activities, mining operations and reclamation, including the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977130 U.S.C. 1201 et. seq.l. ~tS. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS- Special stipulations (a) Cultural Resources, (b) Wildlife, and Endangered Species Act are attached to and made apart of coal lease COC 51551.