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Once stockpiled topsoil has been distributed and graded, the surface is prepared for <br /> planting. Surface preparation loosens and roughens the surface by disking, harrowing, <br /> or dragging which increases infiltration and reduces surface runoff. Seeding and <br /> planting are conducted parallel to the contour unless such activities prove hazardous to <br /> equipment and/or operators. Various conditioners and neutralizers may be used to <br /> modify the seedbed conditions. Seeding and shrub planting will be done during the <br /> spring (March 15 through June 15) or fall(September 15 through November 15). <br /> Grasses and forbs are seeded primarily by drill seeding. Broadcast of seed is utilized on <br /> small areas, with hydroseeding used on areas with slopes steeper than 3:1. <br /> XII. Post-mining Land Use <br /> 1. The Division is proposing to approve a post-mining land use of rangeland and <br /> wildlife habitat. The land use meets the criteria of Rule 4.16.3. <br /> XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values <br /> 1. Information regarding compliance with Rule 4.18 is located in Section 2.05.4 of <br /> the permit document. <br /> 2. Wildlife habitat is a planned post-mining land use. The applicant has selected <br /> appropriate plant species and distributions to benefit wildlife. <br /> XIV. Protection of Underground Mining <br /> 1. MCC proposes surface impacts incident to an underground coal mine. These <br /> impacts are not surface coal mining activities (4.19(l) and 4.22.4(1). <br /> XV. Subsidence Control <br /> 1. MCC has proposed a subsidence control plan in accordance with Rule 2.05.6(6) <br /> and has committed to adopting measures for reducing the likelihood of subsidence, <br /> preventing material damage, and mitigating the effects of subsidence. The <br /> Division proposes to approve the plan(4.20.1(2) and 4.20.3(1)). <br /> a. Inventory of Structures and Renewable Resource Lands <br /> Rule 2.05.6(6)(b) requires the operator to include in the permit application an <br /> inventory of structures and renewable resource lands in and adjacent to areas <br /> proposed for underground mining activities. MCC has previously provided <br /> such inventories prior to mining in an area. The inventories are in Section <br /> Rule 2.05.6(6) of the PAP. <br /> Structures identified in inventories prior to PR-10 are: the segment of State <br /> Highway 133 next to panels 18, 18A, and 19 of the mine; Forest Service <br /> roads, ditches, trails and stock ponds; and all of MCC's mine facilities. The <br /> 55 <br />