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<br />8. THE FOLLOWING WOODY PLANT DENSITY REVEGETATION SUCCESS STANDARD IS <br />PROPOSED BY THE DIVISION FOR THE McCLANE CANYON MINE: 500 <br />STEMS/ACRE FOR THE GREASEWOOD SHRUBLAND AND SHAD SCALE SHRUBLAND <br />COMMUNITIES, AND 2,000 STEMS/ACRE FOR THE JUNIPER WOODLAND <br />COMMUNITY. WITHIN 60 DAYSQF PERMIT ISSUANCE THE PERMITTEE SHALL <br />EITHER REVISE THE PERMIT APPLICATION TO COMMIT TO USE OF THIS <br />STANDARD OR COMMIT TO USE OF AN ALTERNATE STANDARD AGREED UPON IN <br />CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION. <br />9. THE FOLLOWING SPECIES DIVERSITY REVEGETATION SUCCESS STANDARD IS <br />PROPOSED BY THE DIVISION FOR ALL REVEGETATED AREAS AT THE McCLANE <br />CANYON MINE: 3 COOL SEASON GRASSES, 2 WARM SEASON GRASSES, AND TWO <br />FORBS BE ESTABLISHED, AT MINIMUM; NO ONE SPECIES OF WHICH IS TO <br />COMPRISE MORE THAN 40% OF THE RELATIVE VEGETATIVE COVER. WITHIN 60 <br />DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE SHALL EITHER REVISE THE <br />PERMIT APPLICATION TO COMMIT TO USE OF THIS STANDARD OR COMMIT TO <br />USE OF AN ALTERNATE STANDARD AGREED UPON IN CONSULTATION WITH THE <br />DIVISION. <br />10. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE SHALL REVISE THE <br />PERMIT APPLICATION TO INCLUDE THE ANNUAL REVEGETATION MONITORING <br />PROGRAM PROPOSED FOR THE MUNGER CANYON MINE IN THE APRIL 18, 1983 <br />LETTER TO THE DIVISION. FROM SHERIDAN ENTERPRISES. THE PROGRAM <br />SHALL BE INITIATED THE SECOND YEAR AFTER INITIAL PERMANENT <br />REVEGETATION SEEDING OF ANY AREA AT THE McCLANE CANYON MINE. <br />11. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE APPLICANT SHALL REVISE THE <br />PERMIT APPLICATION TO COMMIT TO BACKFILLING THE PORTAL FACE-UP AREA <br />TO THE ORIGINAL "STRAND LINE" OR CREST LINE OF THE ORIGINAL <br />UNDISTURBED SLOPE WHICH WAS EXCAVATED OUT DURING CONSTRUCTION OF <br />THE MINE BENCH AND PORTALS. THE SLOPE GRADIENT AND COMPACTION OF <br />THE BACKFILLED PORTAL FACE-UP AREA SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE A <br />MINIMUM STATIC SLOPE SAFETY FACTOR OF 1.3. COMMITMENT BY THE <br />APPLICANT TO THIS BACKFILLED CONFIGURATION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE <br />APPLICANT FROM SUBMITTING A FUTURE REQUEST TO THE DIVISION FOR <br />REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATIVE BACKFILLING SCHEME FOR THE <br />PORTAL FACE-UP AREA WHICH WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 4.14.2. <br />Explanations of the stipulations can be found in the Findings section of <br />this package. <br />The permit cannot be issued until all statutory notice and public comment <br />requirements have been satisfied. <br />-IV- <br />