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<br />816.133 :. <br />C. If restoration of topography, soils, hydrology and <br />vegetation is successful, and if grazing is reestab- <br />lished as proposed, the Applicant will be in compliance <br />with the regulations except for the stipulation in <br />Section F. In fact, reestabilshment of premising <br />land use over the entire permit area will exceed <br />minimum requirements. <br />D. Revision to Applicant's Proposal (None) <br />E. Re-analysis of Compliance (None) <br />F. _Stipulation <br />Noae - __ _, . <br />G. Summary of Compliance <br />Wi11 comply, - . <br />.. <br />H. Proposed Departmental Action <br />Approve. Applicants proposal regarding <br />30 CFR 816.133. <br />I. Residual Environmental Impacts <br />Land uses on 1,800 acres of land to be mined as well as <br />on adjacent fenced acreage will be dirsplaced during topsoil <br />and vegetation removal, mining, and during revegetation. <br />Successful surface restoration will enable reestablishment <br />of premising agricultural and range uses. Microtopographical <br />and microecnlogical changes will.occvr. These will result <br />in some long term differences from pt~.emining conditions, but <br />postmining land uses will be generally comparable to premising <br />uses. <br />Restoration of the wildlife habitats will support the related <br />uses of wildlife range and recreational hunting will take <br />longer than the reestablishmenC of grazing range. <br />J. Alternatives to the Proposed Action <br />Restoration of the area to uses other than grazing would <br />generally not be practical. Climatic and soil <br />conditions do not support more extensive agricultural <br />uses and the area is sufficiently remote that urban <br />development or industry would not be expected to occur. <br />Underground miring for residual coal has been proposed <br />by the Applicant as a possible alternative, but mining <br />for other minerals is not anticipated because there are <br />` ^~ <br />