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A. There is no proposed disposal of excess spoil during the ensuing term of the permit.
<br />The Division makes no approvals relating to 4.09.1(1), 4.09.1(2), 4.09.1(3),
<br />4.09.1(4), 4.09.1(6), and 4.09.1(9), 4.09.4, 4.09.4(2), and 4.09.4(5).
<br />B. There is no proposed disposal of excess spoil in underground mine workings.
<br />[4.09.1(15)].
<br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks
<br />There is no proposed disposal of coal mine waste during the ensuing term of the permit.
<br />However, the disposal of coal mine wastes was approved in a proposed waste pile and
<br />underground during previous terms of the permit. The surface waste sites were never
<br />developed. See Paragraph VII.B. above. The Division makes no approvals relating to
<br />4.10.1(1), 4.10.1(2), 4.10.2(1), 4.10.3(5), 4.10.4(3)(a), and 4.10.4(5).
<br />IX. Coal Mine Waste
<br />There is no proposed disposal of coal mine waste during the ensuing term of the permit.
<br />However, the disposal of coal mine wastes was approved during previous terms of the
<br />permit. Some wastes were disposed of underground. No surface sites were used. See
<br />Paragraph VII.B. above. The Division makes no approvals relating to 4.11.1, 4.11.2,
<br />4.11.3, 4.15, 4.11.4(2), 4.11.5(3)(a), and 4.11.5(1)(b).
<br />X. Backfilling and Grading
<br />All backfilling and grading work that has been accomplished at the site was in accordance
<br />with a previously- approved reclamation plan. (Backfilling and grading of the
<br />sedimentation facilities and redistribution of the stockpiled topsoil has yet to be
<br />accomplished). The Division made no approval for accomplished work, and makes no
<br />approvals for the ensuing term of the permit, relating to backfilling and grading of rules
<br />4.05, 4,06, 4.09.1, 4.14.1(1), 4.14.1(2)(d), 4.14.1(2)(e), 4.14.1(2)(f)], 4.14.1(2)(f)(i) -(v),
<br />4.14.1(2)(g), 4.14.1(2)(g)(i) -(v), 4.14.2, 4.14.2(2), 4.14.2(3), 4.14.3(1)(a), 4.14.3(2), 4.15,
<br />and 4.27.
<br />XI. Revegetation
<br />With the exception of the sedimentation pond and diversion ditches, all disturbed areas to
<br />be vegetated have been vegetated.
<br />Vegetation baseline information is contained on pages 3 -62 through 3 -74 of Volume I,
<br />Appendices 3.6 -1 in Volume II, and 3.6 -2 and 3.6 -3 in Volume VI. The revegetation plan
<br />is contained on pages 4.58viii through 4.62c in Volume I.
<br />The operator originally proposed to disturb 104 acres of big sagebrush community, 113
<br />acres of pifion juniper woodland, 30 acres of irrigated hayland, and 9 acres of mountain
<br />shrub habitat during the life of the mine, but the extent of projected disturbance never
<br />occurred. At the time that operations ceased and final reclamation was initiated,
<br />approximately 45.2 (2000 Annual Reclamation Report) had been disturbed.
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