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2.05.5 (2)(b) - Underground Mining Activities <br />The comments of the surface owner (BLM) are not included in this permit. Please include <br />the BLM's comments. <br />2.05.5(2)(c) - Underground Mining Activities <br />1. Figure 4.1-1, Pre and Post Mining Land Use, does not show the topography of the new <br />proposed coal waste pile. Please include the proposed waste pile in Figure 4.1-1. <br />Rule 2.04.11- Fish and Wildlife Resources Information <br />The Wildlife and Sensitive Species Study for PR-2 is found in Appendix V. The wildlife and sensitive <br />species study was conducted in 2010 in the proposed project area using aerial photography and <br />pedestrian surveys. A fish survey was not conducted during this survey. The information presented in <br />this survey was obtained from a cooperative project involving the CDOW and BLM in East Salt Creek. <br />No threatened or endangered species were found during the biological survey and it is unlikely any <br />will be impacted by the project. <br />2.04.11(1) <br />1. The following questions pertain to Appendix V. <br />a. 1.1.2 -Third paragraph, third sentence- The text reads: "Plating the west-facing <br />slope of the disposal area with cover material..." Please fix the typo `plating' to say <br />`planting.' <br />b. 4.1.1 -Impact Assessment, Mule Deer and Elk, page 33, first paragraph, second <br />sentence - The text indicates the presence of a gas plant. Please clarify the area <br />where the gas plant is located on the permit site. <br />c. 5.1.1 -Mitigation, Mule Deer and Elk, page 38, Fence Removal, fifth sentence- <br />The text refers to "barbed wire fencing under the access road should also be handled <br />in a similar manner." Please clarify the meaning of "fencing under the access road." <br />d. 5. 1.1 - Mitigation, Mule Deer and Elk, page 39, Noxious Weeds, second sentence - <br />The text says the "noxious weed control should be expanded to areas outside the <br />main project area and along selected, important movement corridors." Please <br />describe how far `outside the main project area' and the location of the `selected, <br />important movement corridors.' A map showing these boundaries and corridors is <br />requested by the Division. <br />e. 7.4 - Recommended Seeding for Reclamation, Table 17, page 46 - The table lists <br />the BLM's recommended seed mix for Pinyon-Juniper and/or Mountain/Wyoming <br />Big Sagebrush Shrubland which is different (ex. does not include forbs and shrubs) <br />than the approved seed mix in Tables 3.4-1a-c of the McClane Canyon Mine permit. <br />5