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Revegetation success for production in reclaimed areas of the tie-across haul road will be <br />measured by comparing the averaged herbaceous production from either the low sagebrush or <br />meadow reference area to the herbaceous production from the upland reclaimed areas or <br />lowland/drainage reclaimed areas, respectively. Herbaceous production will be estimated by <br />clipping the annual above ground biomass from randomly located t/2m2-1 m2 plots. Fencing or <br />exclosures will be used to exclude livestock prior to sampling as necessary. Production will be <br />considered acceptable when the herbaceous production of the appropriate reclaimed area is not <br />less than 90 percent of the herbaceous production standard determined from the corresponding <br />reference areas with 90 percent statistical confidence. The relationship of reclaimed areas to a <br />particular reference area in the tie-across haul road corridor is similar to the cover discussion <br />for the corridor. <br />Production in the wheat cropland type will be evaluated by measuring grain production or using <br />operators records in the reclaimed area and comparing it to the current county average wheat <br />production figures determined from Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service IASCSI <br />records for Routt County. The reclaimed wheat cropland will be sampled separately from the <br />adjacent wheat cropland. Unit area harvest data will be collected from the reclaimed area to <br />determine wheat production comparison values. Reclamation shall be considered successful <br />when production equals at least 90 percent of the current county average with 90 percent <br />statistical confidence. Because cropland in the area is summer followed, the last two <br />consecutive growing seasons for production measurements will be in years 8 and 10 of the <br />extended liability period. <br />42a Revised 1 /99 <br />