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United States Department of the Interior <br />n <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />- A UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE <br />2465 South Townsend <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />www.t)lm.gov/co/sUen/fo/tifo.h[ml <br />In Reply Refer To: LCOS05000 <br />Coal, 3400 <br />C-1981-022 PR -06 <br />CERTIFIED MAIL—RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Bowles, <br />17 <br />JUN 0 5 200 <br />In response to the "Oxbow Permit Renewal Request' we received in an email from Jim Kiger on May 22, <br />2013, and after reviewing our Approved Seed Mixture for Use on BLM-managed Public Lands (See <br />Table 2 below), we are in favor of waving the woody plant standard for Permit Renewal No. 6. <br />The Oxbow reclamation practices at the Elk Creek Mine operation on public land are being conducted <br />such that successional processes would allow for the disturbed sites to again be occupied by woody <br />species over time. <br />Table 2 ADnroved Seed Mixture for Use on RI.M_manaae.I P..hnn r .,..a. <br />Name Varie <br />S ecies <br />Pounds per acre _ y <br />Western Wheat rass (Arriba) <br />Pasco rum smithii <br />0.96 <br />Slender Wheat rass San Luis) <br />El mus trach caulum <br />0.66 <br />Mountain Brome (Bromar) <br />Bromaas mar inatus <br />1.5 <br />Big Blue rass Sherman) <br />Poa am la <br />0.18 <br />Bottlebrush S uirreltail <br />EI mus el moides <br />0.96 <br />Canada Witdrre <br />El mars canuclensis <br />0.94 <br />American Vetch <br />VIcia Americana <br />0.6 <br />Rock Mountain Penstemon <br />Penstemon strictaas <br />0.09 <br />Western Yarrow <br />Achillea lanulosa <br />0.06 <br />Total <br />5.95 (double rate for <br />broadcasting) <br />If you have any questions, please call Desty Dyer at 970-240-5302. <br />Sincerely, <br />/I. Bei <br />Barbara Sharrow <br />Field Manager <br />