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condition of cultural resource approval for the 1984 Permit Revision Application by OSM then it is believed that all cultural resource requirements attending CWI's 1984 Revised Permit Application will have been met (Baker 1984:91). Submission of the above recommendation was Centuries' last action relative to Colorado Westmoreland's cultural resource planning needs until late in 1985 when the firm was asked to prepare this report. Subsequent to completion of the 1984 baseline report (Baker 1984), Colorado Westmoreland summarized the cultural resource findings and commented on potential impacts in it's application for an operating permit (Colorado Westmoreland 1984). In that document, Westmoreland suggested that there would be no direct impacts by the Orchard Valley Mine operation on any National Register eligible resources. The Office of Surface Mining and Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer, reviewed Centuries' report (Baker 1984). Centuries Research has been unable to obtain information relative to that review. In September of 1985, however, Colorado Westmoreland received its approval of its mining plan (Office of Surface Mining 1985). There were three special conditions attached to that plan. The first two dealt with concerns of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The third condition related to cultural resources and stated: Special Condition 3: Within 90 days of mining plan modification approval, the lessee/ operator shall submit to OSM and Colorado MLRD for approval a contingency plan to protect archaeological site DT700 in the event subsidence may affect this site. This plan shall include criteria for triggering implementation of the approved protective or mitigative measures (Office of Surface Mining 1985). Completion of a contingency plan relative to one site, 5DT700, as spelled out in special conditon "3" constituted the scope-of-work for the present project. - 2-