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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 complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. No one else was present. Bond release application SL-4 is in review. The bond release application requests Phases II and III (final)release on approximately 30 acres of disturbed land within the 37.61 acres of disturbed land in the permit area. The application also requests Phases I, II, and III release for equipment removal from the Equipment Storage Area at the south end of the permit area. The permit area covers 192.77 acres. The SL-4 bond release area received Phase I release in 2005 (SL-2). The SL-4 bond release area includes the North Pit, North Pit Haul Road, the Previously Reclaimed Spoils Area, Topsoil Stockpile#2, the South Pit Drill Pad, the Equipment Yard, Topsoil Stockpile#7, the Carbon Junction Canyon reconstruction channel, and ancillary adjacent areas. The amount of bond liability requested for release is $237,356. The approved postmining land use of the entire bond release area is residential. Rule 3.02.3(2) requires that bond liability continue until the permittee demonstrates development of residential land use has substantially commenced and is likely to be achieved. The revegetation success criterion for the bond release area is 90 of the cover standard of 40 percent, with 90 percent statistical confidence (permit application page 5-36). Phase I reclamation bond liability(backfilling, grading, and drainage re-establishment) remains for the following areas: topsoil stockpiles 4, 7,and 8;the two sediment control ponds(1 and 2);various ditches; and various boreholes. Phase I reclamation bond liability also remains for removal of equipment from the Equipment Yard. Phase II and III reclamation bond liability(topsoiling and revegetation)remains on all disturbed areas. Selected photographs taken during the inspection are provided at the end of this report. The ground was dry and the site was fully accessible. Availability of Records All required records were on file at the office of Goff Engineering(see attached list). 3