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<br /> shrubs, and possibly Pinon pine trees. The quarried area would <br />• otherwise be barren hard rock with no, or very little chance <br />for any revegetation. <br />2. The sandstone overburden must be removed to obtain the marketable <br />limestone and therefore must be disposed of. If not reple.ced in <br />the disturbed areas it would require the additional disturbance <br />~I of many acres. <br />The proposed poet mining land uses will be very compatible with ainiilar <br />terrian in the vicinity. The steep barren hogback formations do-nct <br />have any productive use other than occasional and limited (Wildlife habitat. <br />This will also match local land use plans and programs which designate <br />the vicinity ae open. <br />Implementation of this reclamation plan will rehabilitate the affected <br />• land closely to the existing conditions of natural vegetation which now <br />consists of Mountain mahogony, Bitter brush, Rabbit brush and Indian <br />ricegrasa. It is not known whether reseeding of Pinon pine trees will <br />be possible, but are included in the test plot to determine the feasi- <br />bility of re-establishing the trees. <br />If it ie feasible the trees will be included in the reclamation plan <br />which would then bring the rehabilitation back to the conditions of <br />natural vegetation. Water, air and soil will not be altered by the mining <br />activity. There is no water present in the proposed mining area. 'Phe <br />air quality will not be damaged or permanently altered. And the soil <br />which consist of rock outcropping will consist of fragmented rock when <br />rehabilitated. <br />Compliance with Rule 6. <br />r <br />