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6.3.1 EXHIBIT A - Leal Description & Location 1. In conformance with Rule 6.3.1, please revise the "Location Map" to include a prominent landmark or direction & distance to the neazest town (Meeker or Craig). You may also want to reference the nearest mile mazker neaz the site entrance. Please respond. Response: Figure 1 -General Location Map has been updated to reflect a prominent landmark (Craig) near the Colowyo Coal Mine entrance and the neazest mile marker as requested. 6.3.3 EXHIBIT C - Minine Plan 2. In conformance with Rule 6.3.3(f), please clarify the maximum disturbance to be expected at any one time throughout the life of the operation, in terms of pit or highwall dimensions, depth of excavation, volume of overburden to be re-graded during final reclamation, and acreages of working face, pit floor, stockpile areas, and other disturbances that will be reclaimed. Please respond. Response: The volume of overburden to be regraded can be found in Appendix A on page 18. Language has been inserted onto page 3(6.3.3.1) to clarify the maximum disturbance, pit and highwall dimensions, acreages of working face, pit floor, and stockpile areas to be reclaimed. 6.3.3 EXHIBIT D -Reclamation Plan 3. The Applicant specifies on page 6 of the application that once mining is concluded on the Nielson Pit, the pit will be blasted and re-graded to a 3:1 surface. In conformance with Rule 6.3.4, please quantify the volume of materials to be blasted during a maximum disturbance scenazio and the unit cost per cubic yard of material to be blasted. Please respond. Response: The volume of materials to be blasted during the maximum disturbance and the unit cost per bank cubic yard can be found in Appendix A on page 18 within the permit application. 4. In conformance with Rule 6.3.4, please clarify the total number of acres to be re- vegetated during final reclamation, or during a maximum disturbance scenario. Please respond. Response: A maximum total of nine and one half acres could potentially be re-vegetated during final reclamation. Language was inserted on page 6 under the heading of "Revegetation Plan" to reflect the total number of acres to be re- vegetated.