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mining areas" should be noted. 133.5 acres were reported for 2003 under this category, the same as 2002. Please correct or explain as necessary. 4. The approved permit requires a year 5 evaluation of the Development Waste Pile revegetation along with a year 2 visual evaluation. Other reclaimed areas require a year 3 species diversity and visual cover estimate, followed by a year 4 evaluation that is assumed to be a vegetation sampling episode. Please describe how these requirements have been met for previously revegetated areas since 1988. Please also describe how these requirements will be met in the future on more recently reclaimed areas considering the fragmented nature of the areas. Please consider the following issues a summary of the above narrative along with any issues identified during the 2005 ARR review. Resolution of any issues identified below will bring the file current regarding ARR requirements. 1. Please submit seed tags or copies of an invoice documenting seed purchased and used in compliance with the approved seed mix identified in the permit, for seeding done in 2003 and 2005. 2. The approved permit requires a year 5 evaluation of the Development Waste Pile revegetation along with a year 2 visual evaluation. Other reclaimed areas require a year 3 species diversity and visual cover estimate, followed by a year 4 evaluation that is assumed to be a vegetation sampling episode. Please describe how these requirements have been met far previously revegetated areas since 1988. Please also describe how these requirements will be met in the future on more recently reclaimed areas considering the fragmented nature of the areas. 3. Please review the attached Excel spreadsheet completed by the Division. Each area depicts the map code identifier, description, acreage, major ARR task completed, year of completion, type of land use, and whether or not the area requires topsoiling (DR/DNR). If the value is color-coded, it means the task is done. Pre-2001 work is shown in orange, 2003 work in blue, and 2005 work in yellow. Comparison of the spreadsheet (attached) to the 2005 ARR form elicits comments 4-8 below. Please refer to the worksheet titled ARR accounting. 4. The total acres disturbed at the end of 2005 was reported as 136.48. The spreadsheet came up with 136.36, which is remarkably close. If you choose to use the spreadsheet in the future, please report 136.36 as the cumulative total acres disturbed at the end of 2005. 5. The B & G acres reported was 44.53. The spreadsheet calculates 43.52, a difference of one acre. Unless you have other information, the Division believes 43.52 is the correct number. 6. It appears that 2003 over-reported the number of acres topsoiled. Unless you have other information, the Division believes that 17.6 acres have been topsoiled as of the end of 2005. 7. 26.32 acres were reported as seeded by the end of 2005. The Division believes this number is 28.05 acres unless you have other information. The Division estimate 8.76 acres have been seeded longer than ten years, leaving 19.29 seeded less than ten years. 8. The 2005 form reports 103.46 acres in long term mining and reclamation facilities. This value, when added to the acres in active mining areas AND acres of B 8 G, must equal the total disturbed acres. In this case, using the spread sheet numbers, the acres in long term facilities should be 92.84. (136.36-43.52-0=92.84) Please respond to issues 1-8 to bring the ARR review process current and to provide closure to previous review issues. We would appreciate prioritizing your response to complete the review process that has been ongoing since 2003. Thank you. reclamation completed.xls