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M. COMMENTS-COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspectioI. Comments also describe any enforceIIlent actions taken during the IIIspectlon and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DBMS.Bill Bear represented the operator during the field inspection and records check.The operator is currently iongwail mining in the B-8 panel and will begin moving the longwall into the B-9 panel by mid November.Longwall mining in the B-9 panel will begin in December.Installation of the Hubbard Creek fan was completed on Monday and was operating during the inspection.The arrangement with the West Elk Mine to wash their coal has ended. Main Mine Site The access road up to the utility bench was in good shape. The road ditch and outside berm were in place. The ditch in back of the utility bench had sufficient capacity. The rock catchment berm on the slope above the utility Oetich was iuliciiouilig properly. There was no evideice U1 the seep to Ule West of the Veitch. TWo rock lldZdl'U signs were up along the road on the west side of the bench. Surface disturbance markers were up. The topsoil sign was on the topsoil stockpile. There was a moderate vegetative cover on the topsoil stockpile. There was a fair volume of stockpiled coal on the D-seam portal bench.No problems were noted with culverts and ditches on this bench.The material storage areas were neatly organized. Some explosives were being 1__ _•_ 1 rr_ii n___.r_z_ �•_�. ar i_ r__. fill _ brought-into the inane to deal N'ltll A cool loll. Jounce 'isturbance nlamerb were up. l.UL art' 1-i11 J1UpeJ were stable.The bench's outer edge berm was in place.There were no fuel leaks at the fuel facility. The excess material storage area across the main haul road from the B-seam portal bench was stable.The cut and fill slopes of the B-seam portal bench were stable as well.There were coal fines that had fallen from the overhead conveyor up gradient of the B-seam portal bench but the area drains to the sediment pond and the operator occasionally cleans up the fines.The ditches and culverts in this area were functioning properly. The main topsoil stockpile was well vegetated. Topsoil signs were up.There were no problems with the material storage area next to the main topsoil stockpile.The road culvert at the entrance to this area was clear.The paved main haul road was in good condition. The guard rail and road ditches and culverts were functional. The downhill conveyor corridor did not exhibit any erosional problems. The wildlife crossover was in place. The wash plant was operating during the inspection.The cut and fill slopes of this bench were stable and sediment control structures were in place.There were no problems at the wash plant water tank area. There was a small volume of coal that was stockpiled on the lower coal stockpile bench. The culverts and ditches at the mine site entrance area were functioning properly. There was no problem with fugitive dust. There was a small volume of water in pond B.The pond spillways were functional and the float was on the primary discharge pipe. The mine id sign was up at the pump house.The straw bales were in place next to the Deer Trail Ditch. Coal Waste(Gob) Stockpiles The gob pile haul road was dry and in good condition.The road ditch and berm were in place. There were no problems with the material storage areas along the road. The operator recently cleaned out pond C.The float was on the primary discharge hose.The water level of pond C was near the primary discharge tube level,but there was no discharge.The pond embankment was stable.There was the usual small seep on the opposite side of the drainage away from the pond C emergency spillway. The water level in pond D was also near the primary discharge level. There was no discharge from the pond. Culverts in this area were clear,although the outlet of the road culvert at the gob pile entrance could use cleaning soon. Ditches in the area had sufficient capacity. 1