APPCOR13012

• Permit No: C1981047
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 12/4/1981
• Doc Name: BLUE RIBBON MINE PERMIT APPLICATION FN C-047-81
• From: MLR
• To: WESTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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2.05.4(2)(e) (cbn't) guideli s from OSM. Finally, the
applicatton should also inclu a discussion of the comparisons ~
to be made between the reclaimed area and the success standard
from a similar area in order to demonstrate that the success
criteria in 4.15.8 have been met.
The Division has chosen a set of revegetation success standards
for the shrub community at the Blue Ribbon Mine, based upon
local environmental conditions and available data for similar
sites in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4.15.7(2)(d)(vi).
A success standard for the reparian community has not been set
by the Division at this point in time, however the Division
anticipates that appropriate data from a similar site may be
available in the near future. If appropriate data is not
available, the applicant may be required to establish a
riparian community reference area is accordance with the
requirements of 4.15.7(3). The success standard for the shrub
community is as follows:
Vegetation Parameters
Criteria
Success Standard
Cover
Productivity
Diversity*
Woody Plant Density
Total herbaceous
percent cover
Total herbaceous
productivity(Lb/acre)
Total number ~f
species/meter
Total number
of stemslacre
44.3 percent
1784 Lbs/acre
5.16 species/mecerZ
1000 stems/acre
* The Division has at present not developed a specific success
criteria for measuring species diversity on reclaimed areas,
therefore the standard listed above may need to be modified
upon completion of the Division`s revegetation guidelines.
2.05.5(2)(a) This section of the application should be revised
to include a discussion of the utility and capacity of the
reclaimed land to support a variety of uses and the relationship
of the proposed use to existing land use policies and plans.
This description must be accompanied by a copy of the comments
concerning the proposed use by the legal or equitable owner
of record of the surface of the proposed permit area.
2.05.6(2) The applicant should contact the appropriate federal
agency (OSM, BLM, USFS) having jurisdiction over the fish and
wildlife mitigation aspects of the operation in order to
determine if any wildlife enhancement techniques such as
oak brush burning or shrub stand clearing will be required in
order to obtain final permit approval from those agencies.