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• <br />Section 744.13(b) Continued. <br />As indicated in Section 816.132, Kerr Coal will close, backfill, or <br />permanently reclaim surface coal mining and reclamation operations <br />before any permanent abandonment. All coal exploration conducted <br />by Kerr Coal will comply with the requirements of Section 815.15. <br />Exploration drill holes will be abandoned in the manner discussed <br />in Section 816.13, Section 816.14, and Section 816.15. Kerr Coal <br />will not use trenches and other excavations for coal exploration. <br />All abandonment of exploration drill holes will be in a manner that <br />protects the surface and does not endanger any present or future <br />underground mining activities, other mineral resources, or ground <br />water. If coal exploration drilling encounters any oil or gas, <br />which is highly unlikely, special care will be undertaken not to <br />disturb the deposit. <br />Methods of permanent abandonment to be used by Kerr Coal are in- <br />• cluded in Section 816.132. <br />(c) Notice of abandonment. <br />(1) Not less than 30 days prior to permanent cessation or abandonment <br />of surface coal mining and reclamation operations, the person conducting <br />those operations shall submit to the Regional Director, in duplicate, a <br />notice of intention to cease or abandon those operations, with a state- <br />ment of the exact number of acres affected by the operations, the extent <br />and kind of reclamation accomplished, and a statement as to the struc- <br />tures and other facilities that are to be removed from or remain on the <br />permit area. <br />(2) Upon receipt of this notice, the Regional Director, the Mining <br />Supervisor, and the appropriate authorized officer shall promptly make <br />point inspections, to determine whether all operations have been com- <br />pleted, in accordance with the requirements of the Act; this Chapter; <br />744-5 <br />