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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. There was no activity on coal waste pile no. I or on coal waste pile no.4. On the east end of coal waste pile no. 2,the operator was spreading coal waste over the pile.Additional coal waste was being dumped by truck onto the central portion of coal waste pile no.2.The coal waste piles had positive drainage and there were no indications of erosional problems on the outslopes.There was no evidence of slope instability with the piles. The upland diversion ditch was in place.No problems were noted with the coverfill stockpile as well. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area. There was no activity at the coal waste pile no. 3 construction site. The culverts and ditches in this area were functioning properly.Pond F had a little ice-covered water in it.The pond had been recently pumped out due to snowmelt.The discharge pipeline had apparently froze so the operator used a fire hose to discharge the pond water. Unit Train Loadout There were no unit train railcars on site.Due to the reduced mining tonnage,Bowie has reduced rail shipments. Bowie has shipped out two unit trains of washed West Elk coal.The sediment control system at the loadout was in place.Culverts and ditches were functional. Ponds J and K had only snow in them. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance and surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area.The topsoil stockpiles were covered in snow. The outslopes of the spur line bench were stable. There was no water coming out of the railroad culverts or underdrains on the west side of the spur line bench.No problems were noted on the east side of the spur line. Hubbard Creek Area The underground development mining of the B seam has connected with the Hubbard Creek vent shaft.A contractor was preparing to install the power line and the communications line down the shaft.The D-seam dewatering pipe was also going to be installed down the vent shaft so that water from the D-seam can be pumped from the D-seam water pump station down the vent shaft into the B-seam workings and,then,to the river by means of the discharge pipeline. The upland diversion ditch at the shaft site was covered in snow. Straw bales were placed across the shaft site road for sediment control. Silt fence was also in place next to the Hubbard Creek road.When the snow melts, the silt fence will need some repair. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area and mine ID signs were up. The mud pit was covered in snow and will be reclaimed in the spring. Further up the Hubbard Creek road,the D-seam dewatering station pad had been recently graveled and straw bales were in place across the pad road.The topsoil stockpile was covered in snow. The excess rock at the intersection of the Hubbard Creek road and Freeman Gulch road was covered in snow. Records The mine records were at the mine office and were up to date.Please refer to the attached records checklist. c:/word/bowie2/insp0209 2