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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 Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.Jim Kiger represented the operator during the field inspection and records check.Most of the loadout was covered in snow. Sims and Markers The mine identification signs were up at the main entrance,east entrance and near the railroad tracks. All of the signs contained the required information. Permit boundary markers were up along the permit area boundary. Roads The paved haul road was in good condition and clear of any snow or ice.The guard rail was in place.There was no sign of coal dust being tracked onto the main highway from the loadout truck traffic. The east side graveled entrance road was partially snow covered but was passable.Also passable was the road along the tracks. Topsoil Stockpiles The east side topsoil stockpile was mostly covered in snow. The topsoil signs were up on the pile.The collection and diversion ditches were covered in snow. The west side topsoil stockpile was covered in snow on the north side but was clear of snow on the south side.Topsoil signs were up on this stockpile as well. Hydrology The east side sediment pond was covered in snow but there did not appear to be any standing water in the pond. The gated primary was closed. The pond embankment and emergency spillway were also covered in snow. The west side dugout pond was covered in snow as well. Most of the ditches were partially covered in snow but appeared to have sufficient capacity. Some of the inlets and outlets of the culverts were partially covered in snow but all appeared to be functional. The straw bales and silt fence along the railroad small area exemption area were partially covered in snow but were functional. Facilities There were no problems at the loadout office and parking area,the substation,the east side material storage area and the coal handling structures.There were no fuel leaks at the fuel facility. There was a small volume of stockpiled coal on the facilities bench.Railcars were being loaded during the inspection but coal haul trucks were not being unloaded. There were no problems with fugitive dust. Records The required loadout records were located at the loadout office,as documented on the attached records checklist. c:/word2007/terror/insp0110