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Memo - Cathy Begej - 3 - <br />Ref. Area Data <br />Alkali Sagebrush <br />January 24, 1990 <br />Bia Sagebrush <br />1979 Production 188.4 501.1 <br />1980 Production 108.1 342.9 <br />1979 Cover 36.7 60.5 <br />1980 Cover 36.5 59.0 <br />Reference and Re vegetated Area Comparison <br />Page 2.04-1 of the 1986 Permit Renewal Application states "WFC proposes <br />to use reference areas to evaluate the success of reveaetation. The big <br />sagebrush and alkali sagebrush reference areas are shown on Figure 1F of <br />Appendix F and Figure 2 of the original application. However WFC will <br />only utilize the big sagebrush community for reveaetation success as the <br />alkali sagebrush was not disturbed." Please revise the Dermit <br />application to appropriately reflect this last sentence. <br />1987 Seed Mix <br />Exhibit 3 of the 1987 Permit Renewal Application which identifies the <br />seed mix used on the 1987 reclaimed area should be incorporated and <br />identified as the presently approved permanent seed mix. <br />As cover and production are the only vegetation parameters that involve <br />reference area comparison, it is to our advantage that the Alkali <br />Sagebrush reference area not be included when re vegetation success is <br />verified . <br />Vegetation Monitoring Plan <br />The main body of the permit application does not contain reference to a <br />vegetation monitoring plan that is required in compliance with <br />Rule 4.15.1(4). Various items of correspondence address a plan. These <br />items include: 1) Addendum 2: 2) a letter dated 12/30/81 from <br />David Stout to Richard Domingue which is located in the communications <br />section of the application; 3) a letter dated 2/2/82 from David Stout to <br />Steve Manner of OSM; and 4) an enclosure delineating "responses to <br />comments regarding fish and wildlife impacts" (cover letter dated <br />August 19, 1981). A search of our files did not produce the vegetation <br />data that WFC committed to submitting. Please revise the permit <br />application to include a monitoring plan which incorporates all <br />commitments which were made in the above referenced sources. Also, <br />please submit all vegetation data which was collected in compliance with <br />WFC commitments. <br />