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t~.o~.~ ~ZI ~ i I z~~ III IIIIIIIIIiiII I!I <br />999 <br />~~ Land Use Information - Rule 2.04.3 <br />• I. The Division disagrees with the applicant's contention that the <br />desi nation for the ermit area should be undevelo ed land'. <br />Given the cite uses of the land for minin wi dlife habitat, <br />recreation, an the note use of razin b the ivision in the <br />area; the Division directs the a scant to contact a surface <br />owners of lands within the permit area and so icit their current <br />uses and historic uses for the ermit area. Lackin this <br />information, t e Division wi set the and uses of t e permit area <br />at wildlife habitat, grazing land or range land. <br />RESPONSE: <br />• <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. will change its designation of the permit area <br />from "undeveloped land" to "wildlife habitat". This redesignation of <br />land use is made only for permitting purposes; therefore Peerless <br />Resources, Inc. does not feel that any of the surface owners within the <br />permit area should be contacted. Besides, Arness-McGriffin Coal Company <br />(Sam Arness) is the majority owner within the permit area and has no <br />problem with identifying the land use as "wildlife habitat". <br />2. The a licant has r <br />locate in the Coa Gu <br />needs to provide t e <br />and descri tion of min <br />of an orece ing minis <br />ided some information on historic mines <br />~J <br />RESPONSE: <br />h vicinit and ermit area. The a licant <br />llowin information in ad ition; the t e <br />g methods used for each mine and t e uses <br />it avaiiaoie. <br />All past mining in the Coal Guich area has been conducted using room and <br />pillar methods. Early mining was undoubtedly conducted using manual <br />methods, while later mining involved conventional room and pillar <br />methods. <br />The use of the Tand preceding mining was probably "wildiife habitat". <br />Archaeological, Cultural and Historic Information - Rule 2.04.4 <br />I. The information forwarded to the a licant from the State Historic <br />Preservation f ice indicates cu tura and istoric resources which <br />ma be eli ible for listin on the National Re ister, which is in <br />conf ict with t e information provided in t e text. he Division <br />will contact the State Historic Preservation Office for further <br />information regarding the ootentiaT for impact to t ese areas. <br />-10- <br />