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III. 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 partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DBMS.Bill Bear represented the operator during the inspection. Longwall mining is currently in the B-7 panel. Main Mine The rock catchment berm above the main mine utility bench was in place. The adjacent topsoil stockpile had a good vegetative cover and the topsoil sign was up. There was no indication of the seep that had been observed previously on the west side of the utilities bench. The ditch at the back of the bench was in place. The access road to the utility bench was in good condition. Surface disturbance markers were up. There was only a small amount of coal that was stockpiled on the D-seam portal bench.The bench's outside edge berm was in place.The highwall was stable and the ditches on the bench had sufficient capacity. There were no fuel leaks at the fuel barn. The operator has started work on the upper curve of the paved haul road.The road in that section was slumping toward the B-seam portal bench below. The curve will be moved away from the present road outslope. The rest of the paved haul road was in good condition.Disturbance markers were up. The sediment ditches were in place on the B-seam portal bench. The bench berm was in place. The operator was cleaning up coal fines that had fallen on the outslope from the overhead conveyor that leads to the B-seam portal bench. The excess material storage area across the haul road from the B-seam portal bench appeared to be stable. The soil from the excavation at the haul road curve project was temporarily being stored there. The main topsoil stockpile below the B-seam portal bench was well vegetated. The topsoil signs were up. There was only a small volume of stockpiled coal on the coal stockpile bench adjacent to the highway.No indication of offsite fugitive dust or coal dust being tracked onto the highway was observed. Sediment control collection ditches that bring runoff to pond B were in place and had sufficient capacity. Straw bales for additional sediment control also were in place. There was very little water in pond B. The float was on the end of the primary discharge pipe hose.The pond had been recently cleaned. The pond B embankment was stable. Coal Waste(Gob) Stockpile Area The gob pile haul road was in good condition. The road ditch and road outside berm, as well as silt fence,were in place.The material storage area along the haul road was well organized. Gob pile topsoil stockpiles were protected with straw bales and had the proper topsoil stockpile signs. Surface disturbance markers were up. There was a small amount of standing water in pond C.The float was on the primary discharge pipe hose.There was no blockage or debris in the pond's emergency spillway.Pond C had been recently cleaned. Pond D was dry. The pond D discharge structures were operational. There was a little standing water in pond F. The float was on the primary discharge pipe hose. The pump for the primary discharge pipe was in place. Pond F had also been cleaned recently. There was no activity at gob piles nos. 1, 2 and 4,which are all connected together laterally. The upper diversion ditches had sufficient capacity and there was positive drainage on the gob piles. The outslopes of the gob piles appeared to be stable. There were no signs of slope instability or erosional gullies. There were no small piles of coal waste waiting to dry. The entire surface had been graded. 1