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Revegetation 14) Please see the attached memo from Tony Waldron 15) Please see the attached memo from Tony Waldron 16) Please see the attached memo from Tony Waldron Topsoil 17) The response to this comment is adequate. 18) Page 3, Paragraph 2, last sentence: The Division asked for clarification of what is meant by the "abandoned tipple area." Although NCIG included more detail on the history and location of the tipple area with respect to the disturbed area, it still needs to be clarified that this tipple area is within the permit boundaries, and should also be delineated on a map. Irrigation 19) NCIG still needs to indicate whether the proposed irrigation pond is located within the permit area and, if so, then the appropriate pond designs should be submitted to the Division. The pond would be subject to regulations governing impoundments (4.05.9). Bacldill and Grading 20) NCIG proposes. to leave the benches in place in order to enhance the agricultural utility of the area. Rules 4.14.1 and 4.14.2 require that all areas disturbed in conjunction with an underground mine be returned to approximate original contour. Rule 4,14.2(1) indicates that, "post-mining final graded slopes need not be uniform but shall approximate the general nature of the pre-mining topography." The topography proposed by NCIG with two terraces would approximate the general nature of the pre-mining topography. NCIG's proposed grading plan for the facilities azea could be approved if the regulatory requirements for use of cut and fill terraces in Rule 4.142(2) aze addressed. Specifically, the permit should: a) Explain how the proposed terraces are compatible with the postmining land use and help control erosion (4.14.2(2). This should include a distinct delineation of which areas are intended to be used as dryland pasture and which will be rangeland, Figure 4.7-3 indicates pasture will extend onto the