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TO ~ <br />ENERGY <br />ssS~ e~s~ <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 4 6 2007 t/ <br />C3RAND JliNC7tLW FYcLfl tJFF~ <br />d~f/d51CNd flF <br />RECLAMATIt7N~MINIAIG &~iTiEil4f <br />August 29, 2007 <br />Mr. Steve Shuey <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ~~ <br />Grand Junction Field Office <br />.- 101 South 3rd Street;. Room 301_ <br />Grand Junction . CO 81501 <br />RE: Seed Mix Substitution <br />Dear Mr. Shuey: <br />respd.,s~ ~~ g~~"~ i~sp ~/ <br />XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) submits this letter in response to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining <br />and Safety Minerals Program Inspection Report dated August 14, 2007. The Corrective Action item <br />numbered 1 requires measures be taken to establish vegetative cover on the topsoil stockpile. During our <br />conversation on August 28, 2007 we discussed the availability of seed varieties and that the seed mix <br />specified in the Reclamation Plan for the Shults Gravel Pit (Mine 1D# M-2000-073 were not available. <br />XTO proposes to seed and apply weed free straw matting to the topsoil stockpile. The seed mix specified <br />in the Reclamation Plan includes Streambank wheatgrass (Siberian), Siberian is a type of wheatgrass, <br />not a variety. We propose substitution with Streambank wheatgrass (Sodar). The variety of Russian <br />wildrye (Vinaf) specified in the Reclamation Report has not been available for a number of years, <br />therefore we would like to substitute a VNS (variety not specified) Russian wildrye. <br />Application of the revised seed mix is proposed: <br />50 Ibs of tfie below'see`d mix poi <br />Western wheatgrass (Arriba) <br />Indian Ricegrass (Nezpar) <br />Streambank wheatgrass (Sodar) <br />Russian wildrye (VNS) <br />Beardless weatgrass (Whitmar) <br />ihds pure live seed - - -'-- <br />3.2 <br />2.5 <br />2.2 <br />2,0 <br />°~ <br />2.4 `~ <br />~'~.' 2n . <br />~'~~ <br />XTO Energy Inc. 2700 Farmington Avenue Building K, Suite 1 Farmington, New Mexico 87401 (505) 324-1090 Fax: (SOS) 564-6700 <br />