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application of any herbicide, approval of their use will 6e .requested from CDMC. The herbicides will be registered for the use intended and will he applied by certified applicators with strict adherence to the Label. A herbicide aRlication program has been in-place at the Seneca II Nine and the program at the Toast Niec will be closely patterned after it. Weed control and herbicides are discussed later in this tab. Seed Mixes end Planting Lists. Three seed mixes have hem developed for permanent revegetation. Complimenting the seed mixes used in permanenx revegetation are lists of tree and shrub seedlings to be used in concentrated pl ant it® areas on the mine permit area. A temporary stabilization mix and a list of annual gratrs to be used for cover cropping Complete the lists of plant materials to be used is the various revegetation activities. Initial considerations in the development of the permarert dies and seedling lists included the anticipated reclaimed area site Conditions and 'the desired revegetation communities. Specific goals used to develop the permanent seed sixes and seedling lists included rapid and tong-term surface stabilization, ease of establishment, maximum use of • native species, adequate species diversity, high levels of utility for livestock and wildlife, good forage production potential, compatibility dth naturally regenerating native species present in replaced topsoil, and the ability m be self-sustaining or compliment successional processes in the reclaimed plant coeseities. Attainment of these goals, in turn, facilitates achievement of the postmining land mes. To finalize the plant materials lists, dominant or commonly-ooteTring species identified in the regional vegetation baseline studies were evaluated for illusion in [he seed mixes or planting lists. The list of these species was further refined to include the more desirable (e.g., no noxious or strong increaser species) ar high utility species. Realistic and consistent market availability was an additiml selection criterion considered for all potential species and varieties. Inclt~D species which were not present in vegetation baseline studies were added to sib in achievement of the revegetation goals specified earlier. Finally, analysis of reaegetation monitoring data collected at the nearby Seneca it Mine since 1985 and revies gf pertinent revegetation literature was performed. The resulting information provided iosi9hts into seeded species performance, seeding rates, stand Composition, planting ratez, anticipated survival • percentages, and the degree to which natural regeneration s~liments the seed mixes. Table 22-1 Lists the new taxonomic nomenclature (Webar, 1%7 and lkber and Yhittman, 1992) for species used in the mites and planting lists. The old naaclature and common names 9