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a. Please include baseline vegetation data for the disturbance proposed in the canyon <br />area. <br />b. Include contour cross section of new proposed disturbance in the canyon area. <br />c. Include contour cross section of proposed final reclamation in the canyon area. <br />d. Include the revegetation plan for the newly proposed disturbance in the canyon area. <br />4. The following questions pertain to Appendix U of PR-2. <br />a. Vegetation Sampling, Second paragraph, page 2 - Map 2.04.10-1 is not in packet. <br />If the text is actually referring to Figure 4.5-3 (Vegetation - Area South of Portal <br />Haul Road), please revise all references to this map throughout the document. <br />Additionally, reference is made to map 2.045.10-1 on page 6. Please correct <br />references and be sure all maps are included. <br />b. Production, page 4 - The text states "As required by Rule 4.15.11 shrubs, subshrubs <br />and noxious weeds were not clipped since they cannot count toward the proposed <br />revegetation production..." Noxious weeds are not excluded in 4.15.1 I(b)(i) to not <br />be clipped/counted. Please reference the appropriate rule allowing the exclusion of <br />noxious weed in counting/clipping. <br />c. Shrub Density, First paragraph, page 4 - Transects in the reference areas are very <br />close together in Figure 4.5-3 making it difficult to determine if there is too much <br />overlap of data. Please highlight the 23 transects in Figure 4.5-3 that were used to <br />determine Plant Cover (%) and Shrub Density (# per 100 m2) indicated in Table <br />2.04.10-2. <br />d. Shrub density, Second paragraph, page 4 - Is Saltcedar and Tamarisk the same <br />species referred to in this statement about stem counts? Please use consistent <br />terminology. <br />e. Statistical Analysis of Data, page 5, first paragraph - There is a mistaken reference. <br />The narrative says "As required in Section 4.15.10, a minimum of 15 cover transects <br />and 30 production transects are typically collected from each vegetation area <br />sampled." Section 4.15. 10 is Revegetation Success Criteria: Previously Mined <br />Lands; Areas to be Developed for Industrial or Residential Use. Please correct the <br />reference in this section. <br />f. Statistical Analysis of Data, page 5, second paragraph - CAM states "a minimum of <br />at least 30 shrub density transects be sampled for each plant community." Please <br />refer to the rule that CAM is referencing. <br />g. Results, page 6, Vegetation sampling, second paragraph - The definition used for <br />major vegetation types is incorrect. The definition for minor vegetation type is <br />used. Please reword using the definition for major vegetation types in the <br />Division's 1988 Vegetation Guideline on page 3. <br />h. Results, Page 7, Field Sampling Dates - Table 2.04.10-1, CAM-Colorado LLC - <br />McClane Canyon Mine - Refuse Pile Expansion - Plant Species List referenced on <br />page 18 is not labeled correctly according to the text in paragraph 1 on page 7. <br />i. Results, Page 30, Table 2.04.10-10 - The data in this table is the same as the data in <br />Table 2.04.10-4. Please provide the correct data in this table and verify that the text <br />in the Production section on Page 12 corresponds with the correct table. <br />j. Please provide the following tables which are missing from the report. <br />i. Table 2.04.10-11 McClane Canyon Mine- Refuse Pile Expansion Area - <br />Greasewood Reference Area - Shrub Density