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• be submitted to the CDMG, as part of the Annual Reclamation Report, summarizing the data and requesting approval for any corrective measures by February 15`" of Revegetation Year 5. 4.4.4.2 Final Reveg¢tation Monitoring Final revegetation monitoring will be conducted, at a minimum, during the last two years of the liability period for areas affected under the permanent program prior to submittal of a phase III bond release request. These areas include the three bond release blocks: Moffat area, West Ridge and Facilities areas. Three additional areas which were mined and reclaimed prior to passage of the Colorado permanent program regulations (August 1980) fall under the 1976 rules and regulations for determining reclamation success. These areas include: Center Ridge, East Ridge and the South-of-Shop. All of the above mentioned areas are depicted on Exhibit 9.9-2. The following is a listing of the various areas depicted on Exhibit 4.9-2 with the revegetation monitoring to be performed on each area. 1. West Ridge: a. Topsoiled areas in Sections 19 and 23, T4 N, R86W, under • permanent program revegetation success criteria - Cover, production and diversity based on reference area comparisons. b. Previously disturbed areas using substitute soil reconstruction material (including opportunistically salvaged topsoil material in Section 13 and 24, T4N, R86W) - cover standard of 47$ (based on pre-redisturbance cover value) 2. Moffat area: Cover, production, diversity, and woody stem density based on reference comparisons, except for woody stems. The woody stem density standard is 1000 stems per acre. 3. Facilities areas: Cover standard of 97$ (based on West Ridge pre-redisturbance cover value). 9. Center Ridge: Cover standard of 92$ (based on previous bond release approval for remainder of Center Ridge). 5. East Ridge: Cover standard of 97$ (based on West Ridge pre- redisturbance. Remainder of East Ridge had a 22$ cover value when approved for bond release, however 97$ cover is considered more appropriate). • 6. South-of-Shop: Cover standard of 61$ (based on previous bond release approval for remainder of South-of-Shop). Renewal-3 4.4-22 June 13, 1997