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<br />13g. (para. 5). The text has been changed to correct the <br />error pointed out by the reviewers, and also identifies <br />each mine referenced for water inflow from coal seams <br />in the region. <br />12. The entire vegetation and reclamation sections have been <br />re-written to address all noted concerns on pages 4, 5 and 6. <br />Page 7 <br />13. All requested information has been included in Section 4.5. <br />Land use classification has been provided as Appendix K. <br />14a. A pre-mining slope map has been provided as Figure 2.2-4. <br />14b. A negative statement has been included in Section 2.1.6 on <br />the existence of abandoned underground mines in the mine <br />plan area. <br />14c. This item was not addressed in the application. <br />14d. No surface water springs, drains or irrigation ditches <br />exist in the permit area, therefore, maps showing these <br />features were not provided. <br />14e. (See item 14a). <br />14e. (para. 2). No waste is generated with this underground <br />operation. In the event of major roof falls, this materi- <br />al, along with other development rock will be transported <br />to Munger Canyon for disposal. This rock disposal area is <br />addressed in that permit application. <br />The material on the canyon bottom is identified as the <br />material removed from the steeper cut areas along the <br />access road. (See pages 2-16 and 2-17 of Section 2.2). <br />14e. (para. 3). A major effort has not been made to include a <br />negative statement for everything that is not planned for <br />the operation. Those facilities specifically noted in this <br />paragraph are not planned and therefore do not appear in <br />the application. <br />15.1.1. It is noted in the text, and confirmed in the West-Central <br />Colorado Coal EIS that there are no specific, narrow migrat- <br />ion routes for deer and elk. Wildlife maps included in the <br />Regional EIS are included in Appendix I. <br />15.1.b. Numbers estimates have been added to Section 4.3.2. This <br />information was taken from DOW input to the West-Central <br />Colorado Coal EIS. <br />15.1.c. Figure 4.3-1 was added to information provided for review, <br />showing specific inventory sites. The large amount of ran- <br />dom sampling is not shown. <br />-4- <br />