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. (2) Affected area boundary markers: <br />The boundaries of the affected area will be marked with clearly visible <br />monuments. This is an 112c Regular Operations operation. Therefore, the <br />permit boundary and the affected area boundary may not necessarily be <br />the same. <br />(3) Alternative methods of affected area boundary identification: <br />At this time the Operator/Applicant plans to mark the affected area <br />boundary with monuments. <br />This ends the requirements of Section 3.1, Reclamation Performance Standards The <br />narrative will resume with the remainder of Section 6.4.5. <br />Continuation of the Reclamation Plan: <br />6.4.5(2)(d) Where applicable, plans for topsoil segregation, preservation, and <br />replacement; for stabilization, compaction, and grading of spoil; and for revegetation. <br />The revegetation plan shall contain a list of the preferred species of grass, legumes, <br />forbs, shrubs or trees to be planted, the method and rates of seeding and planting, the <br />estimated availability of viable seeds in sufficient quantities of the species proposed to <br />be used, and the proposed time of seeding and planting: <br />Where applicable, the Operator/Applicant has developed plans for the segregation, <br />preservation, replacement, compaction, and grading of soil used for revegetation. The <br />existing Revegetation Plan contains a list of preferred plant species to be planted following <br />the recommendation of the NRCS Field Office. (Please see Exhibit "J", approved through a <br />previous permit application approval for the Hogue River Pit.) The selected species for <br />erosion control and site stabilization should all be readily available commercial materials. <br />Seedbed preparation was covered in Section 3.1.10(5) of this document. Seeding will occur <br />during the period recommended by the NRCS to achieve optimum seed establishment. <br />(e) Reclamation Schedule: <br />The reclamation schedule is described in the previous Sections of this document, <br />specifically in Sections 3.1.3 and 3.1.5(4). To further elaborate: <br />The expansion area mining will be done in one phase. No significant reclamation will occur <br />until the expansion area mining is complete. Mining is expected to take 4.6 to 9.2 years <br />dependent on market demand. Reclamation will begin once mining is complete and is <br />expected to take one to one and one-half years to complete. <br />0 <br />Page 25