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Exhibit I & J — Soils & Vegetation Information 6.4.9 EXHIBIT I - Soils Information (1) In consultation with the Soil Conservation Service or other qualified person, the Operator/Applicant shall indicate on a map (in Exhibit C) or by a statement, the general type, thickness and distribution of soil over the affected land. Such description will address suitability of topsoil (or other material) for establishment and maintenance ofplant growth. The above information shall satisfy "completeness" requirements for purposes of determination of date of filing. (2) If necessary, at its discretion, the Board may require additional information on soils or other growth media to be stockpiled and used in revegetation to be submitted subsequent to the filing and notification of "completeness" of the application. 6.4.10 EXHIBIT J - Vegetation Information (1) The Operator/Applicant shall include in this Exhibit a narrative of the following items: (a) descriptions of present vegetation types, which include quantitative estimates of cover and height for the principal species in each life-form represented (i.e., trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, grasses, forbs); (b) the relationship of present vegetation types to soil types, or alternatively, the information may be presented on a map; and (c) estimates of average annual production for hay meadows and croplands, and carrying capacity for range lands on or in the vicinity of the affected land, if the choice of reclamation is for range or agriculture. (2) The Operator/Applicant shall show the relation of the types of vegetation to existing topography on a map in Exhibit C. In providing such information, the Operator/Applicant may want to contact the local Soil Conservation District. This Amendment provides construction details for the option of lining completed basins, as described under Exhibit G of this Amendment. These or any other changes to the existing approved permit or related exhibits and correlated documents are either referenced or otherwise identified in green ink only. All reclamation under this Amendment will remain consistent with the original permit, including Developed Water Resources as the primary end use as reflected in correspondence of 13 April 2011 as received by OMLR on 15 April 2011, and included in the permit as originally approved on 7 July 2011. All other aspects of the original permit, or prior Technical Revision or Amendment to the original application as approved by the Office of Mined Land Reclamation on 7 July 2011, are retained under this Amendment. Any exhibit language not Varra Companies, Inc. Permit M-2010-049 1 Western Sugar Reclamation Land Development Project OMLR 112 Permit Amendment 2015