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_29_ The applicant has proposed a revegetation proposed standard does not meet the criteria that "minimum ground cover of living plant ground cover existing before redisturbances, erosion." The following stipulation is necessary: STIPULATION N0. 5 success standard of 20%. The of Rule 4.15.10, which specifies s shall...not be less than the and shall be adequate to control BASED ON VEGETATION COVER DATA INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION, THE REVEGETATION SUCCESS STANDARD FOR THE EA ST SIDE MINE IS SET AT 35%. THE VEGETATION COVER STANDARD OF 20% AS PROPOSED AND DISCUSSED ON PAGES 118 AND 118A OF THE APPLICATION SHALL BE REVISED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF PERMIT ISSUANCE. Following final construction of the underground development waste pile and final grading in the portal and facilities areas, reclamation will consist of topdressing with available soil material as discussed in the previous section, followed by ripping, discing, broadcast seeding and straw mulching. Mulch will be applied at 2 tons per acre and crimped into the soil. Fertilizer will be applied based on fertility analyses obtained at the time of reclamation. The seed mix contains one shrub, four wing saltbush, and a number of bunch grasses, sod farming grasses, and 2 leguminous forbs. In the case of one grass (bluegrass) and two forbs (buckwheat and lupine) the species to be planted is not listed. The following stipulation is necessary: STIPULATION N0. 6 WITHIN ONE MONTH OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE APPLICANT'S SEED MIX WILL BE REVISED TO LIST ADAPTED SPECIES OF BLUEGRASS, BUCKWHEAT AND LUPINE, OR ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTES. Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2}(n}, on the basis of vegetation information supplied by the applicant and the fact that areas to be disturbed have been previously disturbed by coal mining, the Division finds that the proposed activities would not affect the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitats. XIII. Fish and Wildlife -- Rules 2.04.11, 2.05.6(2) and 4.18 The fish and wildlife resources section has been reviewed by the Division. The fish and wildlife section can be found on page 77 of the application.