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RULE 2 - PERMITS <br />2.06 Special Categories of Mining <br />• 2.06.1 Scope <br />P <br />This section establishes minimum requirement for permits for the following applicable special <br />categories of underground coal mining and reclamation operations, which are in addition to all <br />applicable permit application requirements and procedures of Rule 2: <br />• Prime farmlands <br />Mining of alluvial valley floors <br />Coal processing plants or support facilities not located within the permit area <br />2.06.6 Prime Farmlands <br />Prime farmlands do not exist within the PSCM permit area; therefore no additional provision is <br />required for this category (see Section 2.04.12). NRCS correspondence supporting this finding may <br />be found in Exhibit 2.04.12 -E1, NRCS Prime Farmland Correspondence. <br />2.06.7 Variances for Delay in Contemporaneous Reclamation Requirements in <br />Combined Surface and Underground Mining Operations <br />No variance for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirements in combined surface and <br />underground mining operations is needed for the following reasons; <br />• • The Seneca II Mine ceased operation in 1999 and has been reclaimed. <br />• The oval pit being excavated is for access to the Wadge Seam to construct mine portals and <br />other facilities to support an underground mine and is not considered surface mining. <br />• Concurrent with the review of the PSCM PAP, SCCC will file an incidental boundary <br />change with CDRMS to move the Seneca II permit boundary east to match the PSCM <br />permit boundary. The reclamation bond for PSCM will include any remaining facilities <br />from the Seneca II Mine. <br />2.06.8 Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Areas, or Adjacent <br />to Areas, Including Alluvial Valley Floors <br />An alluvial valley floor (AVF) is present at the confluence of Grassy Creek and Little Grassy Creek. <br />On January 28, 2009, Tom Kaldenbach ( CDRMS) indicated to Vernon R. Pfannenstiel, (Peabody <br />Energy) that existing data from the Seneca II permit satisfies baseline information requirements for <br />this AVF. He further stated that, based on the overlap of the Sage Creek permit area with the <br />Seneca II permit area, the alluvial valley floor qualifies for the pre- mining exemption of 4.24.3(4). <br />The CDRMS requested that SCCC collect hydrogeologic, topographic, soils, and vegetation <br />information at the confluence of Scotchman's Gulch with Grassy Creek to allow the CDRMS to <br />make a final determination regarding the potential for subirrigation and the existence of an alluvial <br />valley floor. The requested information is contained in Exhibit 2.06.8 -E1. <br />2.06.10 Coal Processing Plants and Support Facilities Not Located Within the <br />Permit Area <br />• SCCC will not operate any support facilities not located within the permit area. All coal will be <br />sold FOB mine site. <br />PSCM Permit App. 2.06 -1 Revision 12/17/09 <br />