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identify any concerns with respect to potential effects of the operation on threatened or <br />endangered plant species. <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.07.06(2)(n), the Division finds that, based on the available <br />information, the mining and reclamation activities will not affect the continued existence <br />of any threatened or endangered plant species or result in the destruction or adverse <br />modification of their critical habitats. <br />In PR-5, the Weed Control plan section of permit Tab 22 text was amended, and a <br />aew comprehensive weed management plan applicable to Seneca II-W and other <br />SCC properties in Routt County was incorporated into the permit as Appendix 22- <br />5 "Weed Management Plan". The amended weed management plan was submitted <br />to comply with the State Noxious Weed Law and regulations, and to comply with <br />new DMG Rule 4.15.1(5}. <br />The proposed operation is in compliartce with the requirements of this section. <br />IX. Post-mining Land Use <br />The mine permit area consists of two separate areas of land use; the mine area, <br />including the south extension area, and the tie-across haul road. Each is addressed <br />separately. <br />The predominant pre-mining land use on the mining area is rangeland supporting both <br />domestic livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Secondary uses consist of a srnall <br />industrial area (one active oil well) and minor water resources (stock ponds). The <br />tie-across haul road pre-mining land use is classified as cropland and rangeland with the <br />western end classified as industrial due to the Hayden Gulch coal loading facility. The <br />cropland is non-irrigated small grain and represents an insignificant portion of the total <br />farming unit (0.2%). These uses are depicted on Exhibit 4.1 and described in <br />Volume I, Tab 4. After mining, the applicant plans to restore the pre-mining land uses. <br />Vegetation supporting rangeland use will be established in areas that were not cropped <br />prior to mining, and areas that were cropped prior to mining will be incorporated into <br />the original farming units. Post-mining land use is discussed in Volume 13, Tab 22 of <br />the application. <br />The applicant, during the original permit review, contacted the legal or equitable owners <br />of record of the surface of the proposed permit area, and the State and local government <br />agencies which would have to initiate, implement, approve or authorize the proposed use <br />of the land following reclamation. The contacts were made by certified mail in order to <br />solicit any concerns or comments for the proposed post-mining land use plan (Tab 13) as <br />required by Rule 2.05.5(1)(6). No objections to the proposed post-mining land use were <br />received. The original application proposed that the mine entrance haul road and Haul <br />Seneca II-W Findings Document 59 June l2, 2006 <br />Permit Renewal No. 5 <br />