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• Attachment 4 <br />Attachment 4 answers the following comment on page 16: <br />Section 2.05.5, Postmining Land Use, (2) Underground <br />Mining Activities <br />Comment <br />On page II.J-8 the applicant mentions that they plan _ <br />to improve the postmining land use, as compared to <br />premining, but no specifics on how the land use will <br />be improved are included. This section of the Colorado <br />permanent regulatory program should be carefully re- <br />viewed and the postmining land-use portion of the ap- <br />plication resubmitted. <br />Response <br />• Following the reclamation of the Deserado Mine the post- <br /> mining land use will be improved as compared to the present range <br />condition. Illustration 25, Range Site Evaluation, presents a <br />comparison of sampled vegetation data and SCS range site des- <br />cription potentials. This evaluation strongly indicates that <br />the range condition on the permit areas has declined by winter <br />sheep grazing. The potentials do indicate, however, that the <br />range is capable of supporting a more diverse and productive <br />rangeland in the absence of such grazing pressure. <br />The assertion that the range condition will improve following <br />mining activities is predicated on two key factors: 1) the imple- <br />mentation of the revegetation plan as indicated in Section J, <br /> <br />Ti.1 - l~ <br />