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<br /> <br />Page 4 <br />ISSUES RAISED BY OBJECTORS <br />Issues raised by objecting parties are fisted below, along with the names of the objectors. The Division's <br />response to objection issues follows. Issues are listed under the application exhibit (application section) [o <br />which they pertain. Issues not pertaining to a specific application exhibit are listed next. Issues that the <br />Division believes are not within the jurisdiction of the Division or Boazd are listed last. <br />ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION AND BOARD <br />ISSUES RAISED DURING THE INITIAL PUBLIC COMMENT PER/OD <br />Application Exhibit C -Pre-Mining and Mining Plan Maps of Affected Lands: <br />"It is planned to be on shore lands of a publicly owned river and state park." <br />(C. D. Fisher) <br />Response -The permit boundaries are not adjacent to the Arkansas River or a state park. <br />Application Exhibit D - Mininf? Plan: <br />"Blasting--causing landslides, rock slippage, reactivation of fault/s." <br />(B. Breeze Kreiger, G. W. Ashton, B. Y. Ashton, J. & L. Clnrk, S: Steers) <br />Response -Division review of the operator's blasting plans indicates that ground motion and air blasts <br />will be well below levels that would be required to cause structural damage to the nearest structures. <br />It would take much more energy to affect the area geology. <br />"Blasting--causing building damage, well damage." <br />(J. Brown, M. Brown, M. Glnb, G. Glnb) <br />Response -The operator plans to use 480 pounds of explosives per 8 millisecond (ms) delay. This <br />would result in peak particle velocity of 0.07-inch per second (ground motion) at the nearest off-site <br />structure. The maximum allowable peak particle velocity under OSMRE standards is l.0 ips before <br />structural damage would occur. This would require 2,500 pounds of explosive per 8 ms delay. The <br />operator completed air blast surveys at nearby structures, and the recordings were well within the <br />limits that would cause structural damage. It requires more ground motion to cause damage to wells <br />than to above ground structures; therefore, off-site wells should not be damaged by blasting conducted <br />in accordance with the operator's plan. <br />