PERMFILE107309

• Permit No: C1980003
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: Section 2.04 TO SECTION 2.04.7
• Section_Exhibit Name: SECTION 2.04 Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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2.04.3 General Requirements: Site Description and Land Use Informa-
tion
(1) Each permit application shall include a description of the existing,
premining environmental resources within the proposed permit area and
adjacent areas that may be affected or impacted by the proposed surface
or underground mining activities.
(2) The application shall contain a statement of the condition, capability,
and productivity of the land within the proposed permit area, except for
underground mining which shall cover only those areas affected or to be
affected by surface operations and facilities, including:
(a) A map, prepared according to the requirements of 2.10, and
supporting narrative of the uses of the land existing at the time
of the filing of the application, in accordance with land use
categories established in the land use definition in 1.04. If the
premining use of the land was changed within the 5 years prior
to the date operations are proposed to begin, the historic use of
the land shall also be described.
(b) A narrative of land capability and productivity which analyzes
the land-use description under 2.04.3(2) in conjunction with the
other environmental resources information required under 2.04.3.
The narrative shall provide analyses of:
• (i) The capability of the land before any mining to support a
variety of uses, giving consideration to soil and foundation
characteristics, topography, vegetative cover and the
hydrology of the proposed permit area; and
(ii) The productivity of the proposed permit area before mining,
expressed as average yield of food, fiber, forage, or wood
products from such lands obtained under high levels of
management. The productivity shall be determined by yield
data or estimates for similar sites based on current data
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, State agricultural
universities or appropriate State natural resources or agri-
cultural agencies.
(3) The application shall state whether the proposed permit area has been
previously mined, and, if so, the following information, if available:
(a) The type and description of mining method used;
(b) The coal seams or other mineral strata mined;
(c) The extent of coal or other mineral removed;
(d) The approximate dates of past mining; and
(e) The uses of the land preceding mining.
(f) The location and extent of acreage disturbed by previous sur-
. face coal mining and reclamation operations.