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• Mr. Vern Pfannenstiel -2- April 6, 1983 <br />• Mith regards to the post-mining land use questions raised by the <br />completeness letter, it was agreed that a discussion of recommended <br />post-liability management of the reclaimed lands would be acceptable, and <br />would be included in the application. <br />You indicated that affected landowners would be contacted regarding2 <br />the reclamation plan and the post-mining land use, and their written J( <br />comments would be included in the application. <br />Adequacy Issues <br />A number of adequacy issues, most of which had been noted in the <br />February 10, 1983 letter, were discussed briefly. The most urgent <br />concern is that t-test comparisons recently submitted by ERT verify that <br />vegetation cover values in aspen and sa ebrush reference and affected <br />areas are not statistically equivalent based upon the t-test <br />evaluation). You have subsequently indicated that, rather than resample <br />vegetative cover this summer and establish new reference areas, the <br />company would propose to utilize reference area data as success <br />standards, even if t-test results indicate that production and cover <br />values are higher than for affected areas. I suggested that you submit a <br />• letter clarifying this request. <br />It was agreed that a wheat reference area was not appropriate, and <br />that the reclamation success standard for Wheatland would be based on <br />individual farm production levels over several years, or a combination of <br />individual farm records and county averages, if necessary. <br />The remaining issues we discussed are of less immediate concern and <br />can generally be resolved by further explanation or modification of maps <br />or text in the application. <br />If you have any questions, or feel that this letter does not adequately <br />reflect our discussion, please let me know. <br />Sincerely, <br />~.` <br />Dan T. Mathews <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />DTM/mnt <br />cc: Jim Herron <br />• Doc. No. 2166 <br />