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application received. The response the Division received from the Colorado Historical Society <br />indicates that Colorado Cultural Resource Inventory indicated that there have been no surveys <br />conducted at the site and there are no known cultural resource sites located within the proposed <br />permit area. The response further directs the Operator as to the procedure to follow if human <br />remains are discovered. <br />Division Comment <br />The Division is satisfied with the response from the Colorado Historical Society that there is little <br />cultural heritage value at the site, and the Operator has been advised of the regulations regarding <br />discovery of human remains at the site. <br />B. ISSUES RAISED DURING THE INITIAL COMMENT PERIOD THAT THE DIVISION <br />BELIEVES ARE NOT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION OR BOARD <br />I. Traffic <br />Multiple objectors raised a concern over the impacts of the operation on traffic in the area, specifically <br />on Colorado Highway 9. <br />DRMS Response <br />State Highway traffic issues fall under the jurisdiction of the Colorado Department of Transportation <br />and not the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety. <br />2. Air Quality and Dust <br />Multiple objectors raised a concern over the operation's effects on air quality and the production ofdust. <br />DRMS Response <br />The mining plan has accounted for water amounts used to control dust at the site. Air quality issues are <br />addressed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. <br />3. Visual Impacts, Ouality of Life, and Property Values <br />Multiple objectors raised a concern over the visual impacts resulting from the operation; how their <br />quality of life will be affected; and how the presence of the operation will affect their property values. <br />DRMS Response <br />The Construction Materials Rules and Regulations and the Act do not address aesthetics issues, quality <br />of life issues, or property values related to gravel operations. <br />4. Noise <br />Noise <br />