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Permit Revision Adequacy July 6, 2004 Page 7 of 18 the wet meadows aze inclusions located entirely within the boundaries of the ripazian vegetation community, which is delineated on the map along Dry Fork and Lick Creek. Please clatify if this is the case, or amend the map as appropriate to delineate wet meadow communities that occur outside the boundaries of the riparian community. 48. On page 2.04-156 please include US Forest Service sensitive plant species to the list. 2.04.11 Fish and Wildlife 49. Amine plan modification requires approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They are concerned about potential increases in water depletion. Are any additional water depletions anticipated from the proposed mine plan in PR-10? 50. On Table 26, page 2.04-160, please include wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). 5 ] . The US Forest Service has requested the addition of the sharp-shinned hawk (Accipeter striatus) on page 2.04-169 and the boazeal toad (Bufo boreas boreas) on page 2.04-171. 52. The last sentence on page 2.04-171 should read "No designated lynx habitat key linkage areas have been mapped in the vicinity of the lease area. 53. On page 2.04-175, please check the status of the tiger salamander. 2.05.2 Operations Plan 54. Rule 2.05.2(1) requires inclusion of an estimate of annual production. MCC provides an estimate of recoverable reserves in Table 28, but not the required information. Please include a table showing an estimate of annual production. 55. On pages 2.05-4 to 2.05-6, MCC discusses proposed mining in both the B and E seams. The mine plan maps, Maps 51 and 52, show that the current plan includes mining in two seams in the same area - in sections 28 and 29 just north of the Minnesota Reservoir. The Division requests that MCC include a discussion of the plans for 2-seam mining and discuss any special considerations involved with this operation plan, mining the overlying E-seam after the B- seam has been extracted. Also, MCC frequently refers to panel designations in the E-seam. Please add those panel designations to Map 51, the E-Seam Mine Plan map. 2.05.6(3) Protection of Hydrologic Balance 56. There is no mention of potential for water quality impact or mitigation from erosion of slide escarpments or ground disturbed by subsidence as required by Rule 2.05.6(3)(a)(i) . Please address the potential impact ofsubsidence-enhanced erosion. For example, mitigation might include seeding and revegetation of soil disturbed (rejuvenated slumps or slides) that aze