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RESPONSE • The wet meadow community has been so classified as a community of minor significance within the permit area. Data on herbaceous cover and productivity for this community are contained in the reference areas report in Volume III, Section G, Subsection 2 of this permit, specifically Section 3.8 of that report. 4.15.7(3) In those cases where reference areas are to be used to deter- mine the success of revegetation, these must be approved by the Division as a part of the permit according to the following criteria: (a) Reference areas shall be selected to be representative of each plant community, as defined in 2.04.10, present within the area to be disturbed, unless otherwise approved by the Division. (b) The permittees shall demonstrate statistically, to the satisfaction of the Division, that each proposed reference area is comparable to its equivalent area to be disturbed in terms of herbaceous cover and produc- tivity and other applicable parameters with the exception that, where cropland is the approved postmining land use, the permittee need only demonstrate that the proposed reference area is comparable to the equiva- lent area to be disturbed in terms of crop production. (c) The size of the reference area(s) shall be sufficient to allow for • valid comparisons with the revegetated area; RESPONSE See the vegetation reference azeas report continued in Volume III, Section G, Subsection 2. Responses to these items are contained in the report. 4.15.7(3)(d) Reference areas shall be managed in a manner which is in accordance with the approved postmining land use for the area to be mined; RESPONSE Reference areas will be managed in accordance with the approved postmining land uses of wildlife and livestock grazing. The mine permit azea has been fenced to restrict livestock entry. Con- sequently, management on both reference areas and reclaimed land will be controlled and similar. 4.15.7(3)(e) In those instances where fencing of the reference area is necessary to meet the management requirements of (d) above, a buffer • zone shall be included within the fence, adequate to eliminate edge effects;