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Section 780.18 (b) Continued. A reclamation plan designed to meet the above-stated objectives is detailed in this Section in conjunction with Sections 780.21-780.37 and Part 816. At the outset, it is imperative to appteciate that the reclamation plan defined in this Section and in Sections 780.21-780.37 is to be implemented in a permit area where there is already significant existing disturbance from surface coal mining and reclamation operations conducted over the past 5 years. This previously dis- turbed area is in all stages of mining and reclamation, Signi- ficant areas have been regraded, recontoured, and reseeded. In addition, in limited areas vegetation is beginning to be reesta- blished. On the other hand, there are certain areas which are currently undergoing backfilling, grading and retopsoiling, and certain areas which have yet to be backfilled and retopsoiled. • Where feasible, it is the intent of Kerr Coal to implement the reclamation plan set forth herein not only on newly disturbed areas but also on previously mined lands. For example, except in those rare instances where the condition of previously mined land pre- vents, revegetatioa techniques and techniques for measuring the success of revegetation will be employed on both previously mined land and on newly disturbed lands. However, since the previously mined lands were mined pursuant to a different reclamation plan and pursuant to a different regulatory structure, it is essential that the proposed reclamation plan be reviewed with the dichotomy be- tween previously mined lands and undisturbed lands clearly in mind. Reclamation'TimetaBle'="Keir'Aline'Area Due to the complex nature of the mining and reclamation, each stage has been carefully examined to assure that safety, environmental, • and regulatory considerations are satisfied, and that an acceptable 780-58