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Name of Addressee <br />Page 2 <br />Date <br />vegetation at the Carbon Junction Mine will meet the definition of pastureland, as stated in Rule <br />1.04(71)(b). Some addition topics that could be discussed are found in The Guideline Regarding <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, page 11, bullet 4. Note in the discussion if livestock is <br />currently be grazed in the permit area. <br />2. In the section seed mix/seeding methods (page 5 -8) it states that the goal of the seed mix is "to establish <br />a vegetation cover adequate to control erosion... prior to final development of the property." Please <br />amend this sentence so it reflects the current post mining land use. <br />3. The first paragraph in the Revegetation Success Criteria section (page 5 -9) references the change in the <br />primary post mining land use. The post mining land use has been changed multiple times in the history <br />of this mine and all of them have been discussed in this revision. Please clarify which post mining land <br />use is being discussed. <br />4. The permit text on page 5 -9 describes the reference area as 1.7 acres and Appendix 5 -14 describes it <br />being 1.5 acres. Please clarify the acreage of the reference area. <br />Where the post mining land use is dryland pasture, the success standard will be that of the proposed <br />reference area. The text on page 5 -9 states that the proposed reference area contains a mixture of <br />pasture grasses, mountain shrub and pinyon juniper vegetation communities. The reference area being <br />proposed does not have the same plant community as that of a dryland pasture. Rule 4.15.7(3)(a) states <br />that a reference area shall be selected to represent each plant community within the disturbed area. <br />Please explain why a mountain shrub and pinyon juniper vegetation community is being proposed as a <br />reference area for a dryland pasture. <br />6. Please include a discussion as to how the reference area will be managed especially as it pertains to <br />grazing and weed control (Rule 4.15.7(3)(d)). <br />7. The permit text on page 5 -17 has the heading 2.05.5(2) Proposed Post - Mining Land Use (2014). Rule <br />2.05.5(2) is actually about the post mining land uses for underground mines. Please amend the <br />nomenclature so it does not appear that underground mining activities are being addressed. Also, <br />please remove `Proposed' in the heading. <br />2.05.5 — Post Mining Land Uses <br />A map of the post mining land uses was not included in the permit application. Please submit a map <br />prepared to the standards of Rule 2.10 showing all the post mining land uses for the area within the <br />current permit boundary (Rule 2.05.5(1)(c)). <br />Appendix 5 -14 <br />2 <br />