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2. In the section seed mix/seeding methods (page 5 -8) it states that the goal of the seed <br />mix is "to establish a vegetation cover adequate to control erosion... prior to final <br />development of the property." Please amend this sentence so it reflects the current post <br />mining land use. <br />The text on page 5 -9 of the APD has been revised to address the above concern. <br />3. The first paragraph in the Revegetation Success Criteria section (page 5 -9) references <br />the change in the primary post mining land use. The post mining land use has been <br />changed multiple times in the history of this mine and all of them have been discussed <br />in this revision. Please clarify which post mining land use is being discussed. <br />The text on pages 5 -9 through 5 -11 has been revised in the APD to address the history of post - <br />mining land uses and clarify that PR01 addresses the primary post- mining land use of dryland <br />pasture. <br />4. The permit text on page 5 -9 describes the reference area as 1.7 acres and Appendix 5- <br />14 describes it being 1.5 acres. Please clarify the acreage of the reference area. <br />The text in Appendix 5 -14 has been revised to be consistent with the APD text in this section. <br />5. Where the post mining land use is dryland pasture, the success standard will be that of <br />the proposed reference area. The text on page 5 -9 states that the proposed reference <br />area contains a mixture of pasture grasses, mountain shrub and pinyon juniper <br />vegetation communities. The reference area being proposed does not have the same <br />plant community as that of a dryland pasture. Rule 4.15.7(3)(a) states that a reference <br />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 <br />being proposed as a reference area for a dryland pasture. <br />The location and composition of the dryland pasture reference area was selected based on the <br />desires of CDRMS Senior Environmental Protection Specialist Sandra Brown in 2014. <br />6. Please include a discussion as to how the reference area will be managed especially as <br />it pertains to grazing and weed control (Rule 4.15.7(3)(d)). <br />Revised APD page 5 -11 contains an added discussion of dryland pasture reference area <br />management. <br />7. The permit text on page 5 -17 has the heading 2.05.5(2) Proposed Post - Mining Land <br />Use (2014). Rule 2.05.5(2) is actually about the post mining land uses for underground <br />mines. Please amend the nomenclature so it does not appear that underground mining <br />activities are being addressed. Also, please remove `Proposed' in the heading. <br />