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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 DRMS.No one represented the Terror reek Qompa*y during the inspection. acilities Repair work was underway on part of the coal handling structures so no unloading of coal cars or loading of railcars was in progress. There was a moderate volume of raw coal that was stockpiled on the facilities bench.A few loaded railcars and a few empties were on site. There was a moderate wind blowing but no signs of fugitive dust were observed. There were no problems at the loadout office, substation,material storage area, facilities bench and railroad track area.There were no fuel leaks at the fuel facility. Hydrology There was only a little standing water in the east side sedimentation pond. The gated valve on the primary discharge pipe was in the closed position. There was no blockage in the pond's riprapped,open channel emergency spillway. The pond inslopes and outslopes were stable. The embankment was well vegetated.The west side dugout pond was dry. The combination spillway was clear of any debris. The loadout ditches had sufficient capacity. The straw bales and silt fence that are situated around the inlets of the railroad culverts, as part of the railroad track small area exemption,were in place. The berm was up on the outer edge of the facilities bench. Topsoil Stockpiles The east side topsoil stockpile had a moderate vegetative cover. The topsoil signs were up. The collection and diversion ditches were functional. The west side topsoil stockpile had a good vegetative cover. Topsoil signs were up on this stockpile as well. The stockpile's collection ditch/berm was in place. Signs and Markers The mine identification signs were up at the main entrance,next to the gate at the east side entrance and near the intersection of the east side road and the railroad tracks. The required information was on the signs.Permit boundary markers were up around the permit boundary. Roads The paved entrance road off of the main highway was in good condition. The guard rail was up.At the east entrance,the graveled road was in good condition too. The light use road along the railroad tracks was passable. c:/word2007/terror/insp 1109