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necessary. Please explain what work has been or is proposed <br /> for this reclamation feature by location, component and cost, <br /> where in the approved Reclamation Plan this work is the <br /> responsibility of MCR and where this covered in the <br /> Reclamation Bond? If this work is not covered by the approved <br /> Reclamation Plan, what is the authority for it? Are there <br /> documents relating to either this reclamation feature? If so, <br /> please attach a copy of such documents to your responses to <br /> these interrogatories or state the circumstances under which <br /> these documents may be inspected and/or copied. <br /> Response: Mine maintenance includes, but is not limited <br /> to rill and gully repair on reclaimed lands; dredging of <br /> ponds; clearing debris from pond inlet ditches; re-seeding <br /> areas which failed to successfully revegetate (including <br /> fertilizer and mulch acquisition and application, and site <br /> preparation) ; excavation of materials from stream channels; <br /> maintenance of the Dutch Creek Flume; repair and\or <br /> replacement of low water crossings and rolled dips; placement <br /> of sediment control devices; reconstruction of failed ditches <br /> and channels; and removal of landslide debris in order to <br /> maintain access . <br /> Performance of these and similar tasks is necessary to <br /> ensure that successful reclamation of the site is achieved, <br /> while maintaining compliance with applicable regulations . <br /> Estimated costs and components are tabulated by <br /> anticipated machine times, because it cannot be predicted with <br /> certainty where problems will develop. Please refer to the <br /> Division' s January 23 , 1998, Accounting for costs and <br /> components of mine maintenance . <br /> Objection: As to that portion of the interrogatory <br /> referring to the term Reclamation Plan, please see the <br /> Division' s general objection to the Defendants' definition of <br /> reclamation. As defined in the interrogatories, the term <br /> reclamation plan excludes many portions of the approved permit <br /> and therefore, excludes many reclamation requirements mandated <br /> by MCR' s permit . The Division' s response includes references <br /> to reclamation requirements contained in other portions of the <br /> approved permit : <br /> Volume 8 Chapter V. Section <br /> 28 <br />