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REVIEW QUESTION <br />~•. 2.04.3 <br />(2)(b)(ii) It is unclear if the productivity figures were obtained from <br />lands under high levels of management. Please clarify. <br />RESPONSE <br />The productivity figures in this section are estimates of forage <br />production for range sites which were taken by the Soil Conser- <br />vation Service during "favorable" years. These numbers were de- <br />rived from field estimates. No actual cutting, drying, and <br />weighing was done. <br />More detailed forage estimates were determined in the vegetation <br />reference area study. The permit area prior to mining was not <br />under a high level of management. The degree of management for <br /> ' the mine area can be termed typical (average) for the Williams <br /> Fork Mountain region where summer grazing is conducted. <br /> <br />