2010-11-16_PERMIT FILE - C1996083A (26)

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JAN. -06' 04 (TUE) 08 ~ 3l P. 009 4 • the Dam Safety Engineer, Colorado SL-ate Engineers Of Pica, Water D7.vislon 4 and appropriate afY.ected parties. (CI Existing Forest Service awned or permitted surface improvements wi.l.l need to be protected, restored or replaced to provide for continuance of currenC land uses. With spBCific regard r_o rtte Aruce park Reservoir and dam, should structural damage result from mining-related activities, the lessee shall be responsible for damage repair and compensation to she injured party or parties. (D7 The structuraa. integriL-y of the coal in the chain and barrier pillars under Terror and Hubbard Creeks shall be designed and maintair_ed for long term support. Packfill.ing or structural supports may be rerg.aired to ac7pieve long term support under cha creeks and the structure upon retreat mining, P. pillar sL'ablli.ty analysis shall be used co design chain or barrier pillars for long term structural integrity where needed [o protect surface resources. (g) Transnortacion of Coat, The lessee will have thirty (30) months from the date o£ lease issuance to obtain alternative means for transporting the coal from the mine to the rail Ioadout. after [hat date, no .federal coal from the lease wall be transported via rruck on State Highway 133 with the exception of speciaa.ty coal and instances of force majeure. In cases of force majeure, the lessee must obtain approval of the authorized officer. (h) S,7 rface Di ~rv~~ina cL•ivit'-s. Any surface diaturhance related to installation of degasif ication boreholes, Vontila Lion shafts, drill holes or any other surface-disturbing activity must be approved by the surface management agency. The lessee/operator will ba rasnonsihle Ycr soil preservation/protection and final raelamat.ion. For reclamation that would require reseeding, a certified weed Prea source of seed would be used. The lessee will be responsible for controlling spread • of, and eradicating noxious weeds. (il Additional Scinulations fob Foresr Service a,Dds. (17 Mininy that would cause subsidence will not be permitted under perennial portions oP Terror Creek, Hubbard Creek and Dove Gulch. Further, mining that would cause subsidence will not be permitted within a zone under L•hese drainages created by projecting a 25 degree angle of draw (from vertical) from the surface expression of the cree]<s down to the Cop of the coal seam to be mined. (2) SpeCi.f is approval w111 be required for locating drill sites, degasification boreholes or ventilation shafts o.r any other surface distuYbances (if they are noeded7 in areas of moderate geologic hazards and on slopes ranging from '1D to 60 percent. (3) Drill sites, degasification boreholes, ventilation shafts or any other surface disturbances will not be located on slopes in excess of b0 percent, or in areas of high geologic hazard. (A) No surface occupancy or use will apply to all wetlands, floodplains and riparian areas Ori the Ndtlonal^orest, (57 With regard to protecting elk on the winter range dur_ng calving season, and minimizing surface damage, no surface use (explorarior., drilJ.ir_g and develonmeac activity) will be allowed from Daoembar 1 co June 15. (67 IE new road across is required for the construction of degasiEication boreholes or ventilation shafts, accesses will be obliterated. until obliteration, all new access will be closed to the public. (71 Lands contained within tiais lease are subject co the ?orest service Interim a~~lo, ldminisrration of the Forest Service Development Transportation System: Temporary Suspznsion of Road Constn., c: Lion and RecOrietructJ on is Lktroodcd AroaoO; paderal Barrister/Vol. 64. No. 29/Nr.i.day, b'ebruary 12, 1999, pages 7290 through 7305. • These lands will also L-e subjzcC to the final. road management aolicy which will be sec within 10 months. No road construction will be allowed within the unroaded area until the Forest service adopts its revised road management policy or iB months from the affective dace of this final interim Yule, whichever is seener.