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Photo 2: Cattle grazing in unmined areas adjacent to the reclaimed area. <br />Phase Ill <br />Rule 3.03.1(4) states that no bond shall be fully released until all reclamation requirements of the <br />Rules and the Act area fully met, and until all surface coal mining and reclamation operations on the <br />disturbed area have been completed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. For Phase III <br />bond release, the approved revegetation success standards for productivity and species diversity are <br />those that existed in the permit at the time of permit revocation and bond forfeiture. For productivity, <br />the standard is 1300 pounds of air-dried herbaceous forage per acre. For species diversity, the <br />standard is "at least 3 cool season perennial grass species, each contributing a minimum of 3% <br />relative cover". Forbs were additionally required to achieve "at least 4% relative cover, with no <br />single species contributing greater than 50% relative cover". <br />Sampling Protocols for Revegetation Success Determinations <br />This section discusses sampling protocols, presenting data and graphics illustrating how well the site <br />met the required permit standards with respect to its post -mining land use of rangeland and wildlife <br />habitat. The vegetation sampling protocol, methods of collection, and data analysis followed by <br />DRMS during the 2015 and 2016 seasons are presented in this section. Methods followed assured <br />repeatable, unbiased estimate of the parameters as per Rule 4.15.11. Double sampling was <br />OHIO CREEK TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION DEC 2016 13 <br />AUTHOR: R. REILLEY <br />