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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 DBMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection.There was snow cover at all of the sites. Unit Train Loadout There was no activity on site and no railcars were parked on the spur track. The three entrance roads had been plowed clear of snow. The mine id signs were up at each entrance.The road loop at the former grizzly and the road to the former silos area had also been cleared of snow. There was a fair amount of mine equipment that had been stored on site. Part of the former silo area concrete pad had been set up for mine training.No problems were observed with the mine equipment storage or with the electrical substation and shop building. The topsoil stockpile was covered in snow. The topsoil sign was up. The road to the east end of the site had not been plowed. There still is some metal left over from the structural demolition project.The sediment pond was covered in snow,as was the upper diversion ditch above the pond. Temporary Coal Stockpile Area The site was mostly covered in snow. The entrance road was partially clear of snow. The mine ID sign was up on its post at the entrance to the site.There were no indications of slope instability with the cut slope. The sediment pond was covered in snow but did not appear to have any standing water in it. There were no railcars on the spur track. West Mine The road that leads to the reclaimed West Mine had not been plowed all the way to the site. The entire West Mine area was covered in snow. There was no evidence of slope instability with the regraded mine slopes.The two sediment ponds were covered in snow but there did not appear to be any standing water in the ponds.The pond embankments appeared to be stable.The mine identification sign was up on its post along the road. East Mine The reclaimed east mine area was covered in snow and the entrance road had not been graded.Therefore,the east mine was not inspected. The entrance gate was locked and the mine id sign was on the fence. Run-of-Mine Area This reclaimed area was also completely covered in snow. Since the entrance road had not been plowed,this site was not inspected,although no problems were evident as seen from the Steven's Gulch Road. c:/word2007/bowie 1/insp0110