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Page 2 of 3 <br />conducted, please include a statement to that effect. (Comment 10 and 11) <br />7. Irrigation and grazaing. Several inconsistencies were noted between the ARR narrative, the reclamation worksheets <br />and the map Exhibits. Please review the tracking worksheets, the exhibit and the narrative so the information is <br />correctly reported in the ARR. If there are inconsistencies, please provide an explanation. (Comment 12, 13) <br />8. The ARR form is inconsistent with the text of the ARR for long -term mining. Please check for consistency and <br />accuracy on both. (Comment 14) <br />9. Please check the maps and narrative in the ARR for consistency in fertilization application areas, fertilizer rates and <br />the type of fertilizer used. (Comment 15) <br />10. The harvest yields reported in the ARR conflict for NH1, in one place the report says the NH1 field was harvested and <br />in another place, it says NH1 was not harvested. For NH2, the reported yields are incorrect and it is not clear <br />whether or not a second cutting occurred. Please accurately and clearly report pasture yields. (Comment 18.) <br />11. The soil test results are illegible and unclear in Attachment 2011 -A. Please provide a legible copy. (Comments 22., <br />23., 24.) <br />12. Map 2.05.4 -4 from the permit shows the required topsoil replacement depths for each zone. Exhibit 2011 -6 in the <br />ARR also shows topsoil replacement depths for each zone, but it is not consistent with Map 2.05.4 -4. Please verify <br />and accurately report the replacement depth in the ARR exhibit. (Comment 25.) <br />2012 Annual Reclamation Report <br />13. Exhibit 2012 -7 is labeled backfill. Does this exhibit also include grading? If so, please label the exhibit Backfill and <br />Grading. (Comment 4.) <br />14. Attachment 2012 -B is missing title. Exhibit 2012 -4 has the incorrect total PLS /Acre for Seed Mix #8. According to the <br />permit, it should be S.8 PLS /acre. Seed Mix #8 in the ARR also has the incorrect total. Seed tags presented in the <br />ARR should be consistent with the approved seed mix in the permit. If they aren't an explanation should be <br />provided in the ARR narrative explaining the differences. (Comment 6.) <br />15. For the annual weed and pest control activities, report the specific chemicals used and the application rates in the <br />ARR. (Comment 8.) <br />16. Please provide a copy of any revegetation and wildlife monitoring that was conducted or state that monitoring was <br />not conducted. (Comment 9 and 10.) <br />17. A number of inconsistencies were noted between the grazing and irrigation exhibits, tracking sheets and the <br />narrative in the ARR. Please review the exhibits, tracking worksheets and the narrative so the information is <br />correctly reported in the ARR. If there are inconsistencies, please provide an explanation. (Comment 11., 12.) <br />18. Exhibit 2012 -13 is labeled "2012 long term disturbance" however the legend item is labeled "longterm disturbance <br />EOY 2011 108.3 ac. ". Please verify that the areas shown in the exhibit are for the correct year. Furthermore, the ARR <br />form indicates 89.8 acres of long term mining. Please indicate which is the correct figure and evaluate for <br />consistency in the future. <br />19. Total active mine area as depicted on Exhibit 2012 -12 and described in the ARR is 174.7 acres. The active mining <br />areas on the ARR form is 164.75. Please indicate which is correct and be consistent between the maps, narrative <br />and form. (Comment 14.) <br />20. A soil fertility testing report was not included in the ARR. Please include a report or if a report was not generated, <br />indicate this in the text. Based on exhibit 2012 -9, it appers that the reference area was treated (with fertilizer) the <br />same as the reclaimed area. Note that a brief discussion of revegetated land fertilizer rates was provided in the ARR. <br />In addition, some information on fertilizer application was provided in the reclamation management tracking <br />worksheets - miscellaneous. Exhibit 2012 -9 (fertilizer) was examined. Based on this exhibit, it appears that fertilizer <br />was applied to multiple parcels totalling 272.9 ac on April 3 & 4 2012 at a rate indicated on the exhibit. Please add <br />an item to the legend in Exhibit 2012 -9 for areas where fertilizer was applied. Also, the acreage reported on the April <br />reclamation management tracking worksheet - miscellaneous was 287 acres, which does not agree with the 272.9 <br />acres reported on exhibit 2012 -9. Also, the rate calculations need to be corrected on Exhibit 2012 -9 from <br />272.9ac *40lbs to 272.9ac *43lbs and from 272.9ac *1141bs to 272.9ac *1171bs. Please provide a way to track where <br />the data in the ARR are coming from, i.e., which data go with which tracking worksheet and clarify why these data <br />do not match (assuming they come from tracking worksheets). (Comment 16.) <br />21. Please add an item to the legend in Exhibit 2012 -11 for pasture areas. The ARR text states that the weighted <br />average for 1 cutting production from the NH2 area was 1,472 ibs /ac - this disagrees with the number in exhibit <br />