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or individual components if available, and ensure that such documentation is retained and included in the Annual Reclamation Report in future years. d) Report narrative addresses the number and species of shrub seedlings and 1 gallon aspen saplings planted within three woody plant establishment areas (one each in the "A" Pit, "B" Pit, and "D" Pit areas. Please provide additional information including acreage of the individual planting areas, fencing if installed, and type/size/source of seedlings and aspen saplings, (i.e. 10" containerized tubelings grown from site collected seed, treated with mycorrhizal inoculant prepared from Seneca Soils, etc.l. Rule 2.04.1312) additional monitoring information required by approved permit 8. Permit Tab 20 commits to submittal of final graded topographic maps on an annual basis, along with evaluation of consistency with the proposed postmining topography. A November 2004 topographic map encompassing the regraded areas was provided, but the map lacked certain detail including contour elevations and contour interval. Also, the photo date is listed as 11/6/05, which obviously is erroneous. Please provide an amended map with the requested correction and detail. The approved permit requires post-grading sampling on specified spoil and final highwall regrade areas. Analytical results and evaluation for specified chemical and physical parameters of concern are to be included in the annual reclamation report. Within the original permit boundary, areas subject to sampling are delineated on Exhibit 6-6 (Final Graded Spoil and Highwall Sampling Area). The subject area includes most of the North mine block in the 005E-1 and 005 Gulch watersheds, as well as the "B" Pit Area and adjacent portion of the "A" Pit Area, and the neck pit area along the ridgeline between the North Block and the "B" Pit. The plan indicates that the spoil sampling plan is to be implemented on regraded areas prior to topsoil replacement (Tab 21, page 4). In 2004, sampling was conducted within recently graded portions of the North Block in the 005E-1 watershed, in a few locations along the lower 005 channel, and along the southern boundary of the North Block area. Sampling was also conducted in the recently graded "B" Pit and adjacent "A" Pit areas. The North Block areas had been topsoiled prior to spoil sampling (2003 in 005E-1 watershed; 1999 along south highwall). Remaining areas were topsoiled and seeded in 2004. The "A" and "B" pit sampling appears to have been conducted in general accordance with the systematic grid, 500 toot spacing specified in the permit, for the recently reclaimed areas. However there is an apparent gap in the North Block sampling grid in the "D" and "C" Pit areas, between Samples 40 and 41, and the line of samples from 35 through 39. Also, no samples were taken from the graded highwall slope north of Channel 005-E1, though it appears that at least one and possibly 4 sample locations would have fallen within this area, based on a 500 foot grid. Finally, there are no samples from the older reclaimed areas of the upper "B" Pit and along the ridgeline, between "B" Pit Sample #5, and "C" Pit Sample #35. a) Please explain the reason for the apparent gaps in the sampling grid in these locations. It may be that the older reclamation where there are apparent gaps were sampled previously. If so, please provide reference to the report or reports that include the sampling documentation.