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OSM TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE EVALUATION OF COLORADO STATE PERMIT C- <br />008-81, AS REVISED BY THE PR -6 PERMIT REVISION APPLICATION <br />NEW HORIZON MINE <br />PRIME FARMLAND & YIELD — MORGANPROPERTY <br />1. COMPANY: Western Fuels — Colorado (WFC) <br />2. MINE /OPERATION: New Horizon Mine <br />3. EVALUATION <br />A. Part of application /document reviewed: WFC's New Horizon Mine approved permit as <br />revised through the State of Colorado's November 2010 approval of Permit Revision 06 <br />(PR -06). This OSM review report focuses on evaluating the technical adequacy of the prime <br />farmland reclamation yield standards applicable to the `Morgan' property as approved <br />within Permit C- 008 -81. <br />B. Applicable Federal Rules and Regulations: <br />7 USC 4201 <br />7 CFR 657 <br />30 CFR 785.17 <br />30 CFR 823 <br />D. Sections of State Permit C 008 81Reviewed: <br />2.04.9 Soil Resource Information <br />Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) <br />Prime and Unique Farmlands <br />Prime Farmlands - OSM Permanent Program Lands <br />OSM Special Permanent Program Performance Standards - <br />Operations On Prime Farmland <br />C. Applicable State of Colorado Rules and Regulations: <br />1.04 Definitions <br />2.04.10 Vegetation Information <br />2.04.12 Prime Farmland Investigations <br />2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />2.06.6 Prime Farmlands <br />4.25.5 Revegetation Operations on Prime Farmland <br />' USDI — Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Program Support Division, Denver, CO <br />1 <br />