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of the it points collected by the operator at the same mine <br />location is 59.1. <br />The average of the Division's two Northern # 1 east <br />sample points was 43.0 (including the 30$ sample). The <br />other transect had a value of 56.0$ which is equal to the <br />highest value sampled in that area by the operator and <br />exceeds the eastern average of 51.6. The average of the 11 <br />points collected by the operator at the same mine location <br />is 59.1$. The average of the Division's two Northern # 1 <br />west sample points was 61.0$. The average of the 6 points <br />collected by the operator at the same location is 65.3$. <br />Though the Division's mean is lower than that of the <br />operator, the difference is not large enough to warrant <br />concern, especially considering that the Division mean is <br />based upon only two samples, both of which fall within the <br />range sampled by the operator. <br />The similarity between the data describing the Rienau # <br />2 mine area is striking. The average of the Division's four <br />sample points was 55.0, which is almost identical to the <br />average of 55.2$ of the 5 points collected by the operator. <br />CONCLUSION <br />Close examination of the 1992 vegetation data collected <br />at the Meeker Area Mines by the Division and Enron Corp. <br />reveals two main facts. First, the Division's data was <br />neither collected to adequacy nor randomly or <br />proportionately spread throughout the reclaimed areas. <br />Therefore, the Division's data cannot be used as part of a <br />serious examination of whether the reclaimed vegetation is <br />of sufficient quality for the purposes of Phase II bond <br />release. Second, when a careful (comparing equivalent <br />sample areas) examination of the two data sets is carried <br />out, it becomes clear that the Division and operator cover <br />averages hardly differ and are at times almost identical. <br />