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lbs. were native perennial cool season grasses. Four other life forms were present with a combined <br />contribution of less than 1001bs. per acre. <br />• Alternate uses such as residential or commercial development <br />are not expected in the surface <br />disturbance area due to the remoteness of the site and lack of infrastructure. However, residential <br />development has occurred to the north of the permit area and it is possible that private lands in the <br />permit area could be valued for development in the future. <br />Changes in Land Use <br />The majority of the proposed permit surface disturbance area has been previously mined for coal or <br />impacted by mining related infrastructure. The proposed underground mine does not constitute a <br />significant change in land use from the recent historical use of surface mining. The PSCM surface <br />disturbance area has a small footprint; approximately three percent of the PSCM permit area. Using <br />the vegetation map in ESCO's 2008 Baseline Vegetation report (ESCO, 2009), land use type and <br />acreages were developed. Table 2.04.3 41, shows the acreages of each land use type within the <br />PSCM permit area and the proposed surface disturbance area. <br />• <br />PSCM Permit App. 2.04 -8 Revision 12/17/09 <br />