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<br />J. J. Dudash - 2 - February 1 2000 <br />Affected and Disturbed Area <br />The permit boundary shown on the enclosed maps encompass the soon to be approved <br />PR-03 permit boundary. <br />The affected and disturbed area shown on Map 27 Subsidence totals 1316 and 88 acres <br />respectively. The disturbed area increases one acre as a result of this permit action. The <br />affected area does not increase as a result of this revision. <br />Cultural Resources <br />The drill pad and light use road were surveyed for Cultural Resources. The Cultural <br />Resource Survey is enclosed. <br />Light Use Road <br />The light use road to be utilized for access to the vent shaft pad originates from the <br />Freeman Gulch public road. It is coincidental the intersection of the public road and new <br />light use is located slightly inside the permit boundary. <br />Soils <br />No detailed soil survey was performed in the area before the light use road and drill pad <br />were constructed. The road and pad are constructed along a steep east facing slope. <br />Material excavated was side cast to provide fill for the road and pad. Because of the <br />steep terrain and construction technique, no topsoil was salvaged during the construction <br />of the light use road and pad. A description of the soils disturbed by the light use road <br />and pad, based on NRCS Data, are included on the enclosed revised pages. <br />Vegetation <br />There was not a baseline vegetation survey performed in this area. The disturbed <br />vegetation type (Douglas Fir) was not surveyed as part of the 1995 baseline vegetation <br />sampling. The disturbance in this vegetation type is small, (less than 2 acres), therefore <br />it is considered a minor community. A vegetation map of the disturbed and surrounding <br />area is enclosed. Additionally, a qualitative description of the Douglas Fir vegetation type <br />is enclosed. <br />Reclamation Estimate <br />Enclosed <br />Stability <br />The vent shaft pad is constructed on a potentially unstable slope. Therefore, BRL <br />proposes to grade the pad to approximate original contour after the shaft is completed. <br />See revised pages 2.05-46 & 47. <br />