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JAN. -06' 04 (TUE) 08 ~ 3l P. 009 4 the Dam Safety Engineer, Colorado SL-ate Engineers Of Pica, Water D7.vislon 4 and appropriate affected parties. (CI Existing Forest Service owned or permitCed surface improvements wi.l1 need to be protected, restored or replaced to provide for continuance of currenC land uses. With specific regard r_o rtle Aruce park Reservoir and dam, should structural damage result from mining-related activities, the lessee shall be responsible for damage repair and compensation to she injured party or parties. (D) Ths structuraa. integrity of the coal in the chain and barrier pillars under Terror and Hubbard Creeks shall be designed and maintair_ed for long term support. Packfill.ing or structural supports may be rer~.;ired to achieve long term support under cha creeks and the structure upon retreat mining, P. pillar sL'ablli.ty analysis shall be used co design chain or barrier pillars for long term structural integrity where needed [o protect surface resources. (g) Transportation of Coal. The lessee will have thirty (30) months from the date of lease issuance to obtain alternative means for transporting the coal from the mine to the rail Ioadout. after [hat date, no .federal coal from the lease wall be transported via rruck on State Highway 133 with the exception of speciaa.ty coal and instances of force majeure. In cases of force majeure, the lessee must obl-ain approval of the authorized officer. (h) S,7 Tf~ce Di ~rt~~ina Ac L•iviti-s. Any surface diaCUrbance related to installation of degasification boreholes, vontilaL•ion shafts, drill holes or any other surface-disturbing activity must be approved by C]le surface management agency. The lessee/operator will ba rasnonsihle Par soil preservation/protection and final reelamat.ion. For reclamation that would require reseeding, a certified weed Free source of seed would be used. The lessee will be responsible for controlling spread • of, and eradicating noxious weeds. (i) Additional Scinulations fop Foresr Gervice ands. (1) Mininy that would cause subsidence will not be permitted under perennial portions oP Terror Creek, Hubbard Creek and Dove Gulch. Further, mining that would cause subsidence will not be permitted within a zone under L•hese dxainages created by projecting a 25 degree angle of draw (from vertical) from the surface expression of the creelcs down co the Cop of the coal seam to be mined. (2) Specl.fic approval will be required for locating drill sites, degasification boreholes or ventilation shafts o.r any other surface distuYbances (if they are needed) in areas of moderate geologic hazards and on slopes ranging from '1D to 60 percent. (3) Drill sites, degasification boreholes, ventilation shafts or any other surface disturbances will not be located on slopes in excess of b0 percent, or in areas of high geologic hazard. (A) No surface occupancy or use will apply to all wetlands, floodplains and riparian areas Ori the National^orest, (5) With regard to protecting elk on the winter range dur_ng calving season, and minimizing surface damage, no surface use (exploration, drilJ.ir_g and develonmenc activity) will be allowed from December 1 co sane 15. (67 IE new road across i8 required for the construction of dogasi Eication boreholes or ventilation shafts, accesses will be obliterated. until obliteration, all new access will be closed to the public. (71 Lands contained within tiais lease are subject co the Forest service Interim a~~1o, Administration of the Forest Selvice Development Transportation System: Temporary Suspension of Road Constn.,c Lion and RecOrietructl on is Lktroodcd AroaoO; Federal Rarri.ster/Vol. 64. No. 29/Nr.i.day, b'ebruary 12, 1999, pages 7290 through 7305. • These lands will also L-e sub]zcC to the final. road management aolicy which will be sec within 1D months. No road construction will be allowed w`_tnin the unroaded area until the Forest service adopts its Yevised road management policy or iB months from the affective dace of this final interim Yule, whichever is seener.