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M. COMMENTS-COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a complete inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted on February 27, 2008 by Mike Boulay of the DRMS. Dennis Jones of Seneca Coal Company was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were clear and cool. The mine site was heavily snow covered, and there was no activity at the site at the time of the inspection. Availability of R,-cords All required records were on file and available for review at the mine site office. No problems were noted with the records review. See the attached Availability of Records checklist. Roads Former Haul Roads A and B were snow packed and inaccessible. The only portion of the mine site that was accessible was from the County Road along Sage Creek. This road was snow packed but had been recently plowed. None of the mine site access roads had been plowed. A large amount of snow blocks the entrance to Haul Road A. Pond 011 was not accessible due to drifted snow and icy conditions on the access road. Hydrologic Balance Sedimentation Ponds 012, 013, and 014 were viewed from the County Road along Sage Creek. The surfaces of these ponds were frozen and snow covered. Ponds 012 and 013 were full and discharging a small amount of clear water. Dennis Jones of SCC collected a water sample from the Pond 013 discharge. Pond 013 was discharging at approximately 2 gallons per minute. Pond 014 was not discharging. Pond inlets and embankments at all sediment ponds were snow covered and appeared stable. No problems were noted at any of these sediment pond locations. Slides and Dam,$e The location of the slide that occurred above Pond 012 was viewed. This area was heavily snow covered,but it appears that the site of the slide is remaining stable and no additional cracking or slumping has occurred. Topsoil replacement on this slope is stable and no signs of erosion were identified.