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Compliance Information <br />Statement of Nonrevocation of Permit. Seneca Coal Company and its principal shareholders • <br />have not had a State or Federal mining permit revoked in the last five years. <br />Statement of Bond Forfeiture. Seneca Coal Company and its principal shareholders ha~re not <br />forfeited a mining bond or similar security deposit in lieu of a bond. <br />List of Violations. Appendix 3-6 lists the Notice of Violations received by Seneca Coal Company <br />in connection with any surface mining operation during a three year period prior to the date of <br />Permit Renewal RN-03 to the permit document. <br />Right of Entry and Operation Information <br />Right of Entry Information. Appendix 3-4 presents information concerning the lease agreements <br />or property deeds to mine coal and rights-of-way agreements to enter the mine permit area. <br />This information describes the legal rights under which the applicant is permitted to em er and <br />begin surface mining activities. They further specifically identify the type and date of execution, <br />specific lands to which each document pertains, and explain the legal rights claimed by the <br />applicant. None of the rights acquired under any of these documents is the subject of pending . <br />litigation. <br />In addition, pursuant to Technical Revision No. 2 to Permit C-82-057 concerning the realignment <br />of the tie across haul road, Appendix 3-4 includes access agreements with Colorado-Ute Electric <br />Association, Inc. and Land Resources Investment, Inc. la subsidiary of Colorado-Ute Electric <br />Association, Incl. <br />Relationship to Areas Designated Unsuitable for Mining <br />Statement That the Proposed Permit is Not Unsuitable for Mining. Under Rule 7.02131, Peabody <br />Coal Company, a principal shareholder of the applicant, claims that substantial legal and financial <br />commitments were in existence prior to January 4, 1977. Further, in the 1985 proposed <br />decision document for Permit C-82-057, the Division found that the permit area is not within an <br />area designated as unsuitable for mining. <br />Permit Area is Not Unsuitable for Mining Because of Legal and Financial Commitments. Seneca <br />Coal Company claims that the proposed permit area should not be included within an area <br />designated or under study for designation in that the principal shareholder, Peabody Coal <br />Company, has made substantial legal and financial commitments in relation to the operation of • <br />Seneca II-W Mine. On December 1, 1971, Peabody Coal Company executed an Amended <br />Revised Coal Supply Agreement with Colorado Ute Electric Association whereby Peabody <br />14 Revised O6/00 <br />