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Resooll5e <br />• T <br />Phase szz responsz [o Conunzn[ 190 abovz. <br />192. Thz Di\ ision requesred that Lorencito Coal Compan} describz methods [o bz used in the <br />nlzasurement o: \'e~eta[ion sampling data. Rulz 4.1 ~.7(?)(bl. Onz purpose oY this description <br />of mzthodolog\' is to assure that baseline sampling is collzcted in similar fashion to post- <br />mining vegztation success sampling, and to clariY\ questions inherent to spe~itics in the <br />sampling. Lorencito Coal Compam pro\ ided the Division \\ith a detailed description of <br />\ _ ~,g \cood\ plant densit\ baseline samplins m thz co\~er litter. Ho\r'zver. to assure that [his <br />\J11~~ Important information is not lost over the span of active minine and reclamation liability <br />time frame (perhaps 1 ~-30 years duration). this description needs to be incorporated into the <br />pemlit tent. Page ? 0~-73 needs additional detail to describe methodolog} of ho\v baseline <br />\voody plant densir: information .vas collected and ho\v this information \vtll be collected <br />for determination of reve~etation success. <br />Response <br />Pa~~z ?.0~-i ;has bzzn re\ ised to includz thz \\ood\• plant densin information. <br />19~. The Division reciz\vzd Lorencito Coal Compam's proposed seed mix and found that the <br />proposed grassland seed mix. Table ? 0~.~-?. contains a lo\\ proportion of \\arnl season <br />• grass seed. The Division questioned Lorencito Coal Company as to ho\v this seed min: \cill <br />provide a suitable send source for compliance with Rules d. l ~. l (1). -4.1 ~.~ i 2). Since portions <br />of the reclaimed grassland will have rangeland/\eildlife as the post-mining land-use. <br />compliance with Rule -l.l S(~)(i). must bz demonstrated. The Division bzlieves drat a higher <br />proportion of \\arnl season grasses should be included in the grassland szed mix. <br />~~'~ Lorencito Coal Compam stated that the landowners have requested that tz\\er \caml season <br />gasses be re-zstablished in the reclaimed areas than were present m the pre-mining <br />community. The Division revie\vzd Exhibit 17. (letter from the lando\cnersl. re~ardins <br />disposition of roads. post-mining topography, land-use changz. and reduction in shrubs to <br />be re-established on the reclaimed erassland areas. This letter does not ;~ddrzss a reduction <br />in the \vatTrl season grass component in the reclaimed areas. <br />Please revise the erassland send mix to rztlect the higher pre-minine occurrencz of \\arnl <br />season erasszs. <br />• <br />Response <br />Three species oY \vann season grasses have bezn added to the «rassland szed min. Tablz <br />'.Od.-I-3 on pages 1.0~-66 and ?.0~-66a ha\e been reciszd [o reflect the addition of thzse <br />~~rasses. <br />.3 <br />