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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. The operator continues to do the initial work on gob pile no. 3,which lies between old state highway 133 and the railroad tracks,just east of the downhill conveyor. The collection ditches,culverts and silt fence were up at the site.The operator has salvaged more topsoil than originally planned for so a second topsoil stockpile has been started to the west of the initial topsoil stockpile.The location of the coverfill stockpile has been moved to the west of its original planned location,as well.Erosion control blankets have been placed on the first topsoil stockpile,but the second stockpile is still active.Topsoil signs were up on both topsoil stockpiles. Hubbard Creek Vent Shaft Area There was no activity at the Hubbard Creek vent shaft construction site.The shaft has been completed and the underground mine workings will join up with the shaft in a few weeks.There was an excavator on site to reclaim the mud pit,which has been drying out.The operator will install facilities for the shaft site,including an escape hoist.No fan will be installed. The upland diversion ditch protecting the entire site had sufficient capacity.The pad berm was up and silt fence protected the adjacent Hubbard Creek. Surface disturbance markers and stream buffer zone signs were up.Mine ID signs need to be put up at each of the two entrances rather than along the Hubbard Creek road.The operator will also put up straw bales across the south entrance to the site for extra sediment control. About 100 feet up the main road from this site was the recently completed D-seam dewatering hole.The operator had approval to drill the hole into the D-seam workings and is in the process of obtaining approval to install a pipe from the dewatering hole to the vent shaft,which is completed in the B-seam workings. Water will be pumped from the D-seam up to the surface and piped to the B-seam workings via the vent shaft. The drill pad was protected with silt fence.The topsoil stockpile was surrounded by silt fence but needs a topsoil stockpile sign. The mud pit was protected by plastic fence. Unit Train Loadout There was an unloaded unit train sitting at the loadout during the inspection.No problems with fugitive dust were observed at the loadout. There was no water in either pond J or pond K.The loadout bench outslope was well vegetated along the entire length of the bench. The collection ditch leading into pond K was well vegetated. The culverts and ditches leading into pond J were clear.The mine id sign was up at the entrance and surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area. Records All of the required mine records were at the mine office,as documented on the attached records checklist. c:/word/bowie2/insp 1108