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TR -48, Aspen /Woody Plant Density Standard <br />Page 2 <br />• 2. The following comments pertain to Exhibit 22 -1 Post Mining Vegetation Map: <br />a. The 2006 version of this map shows Annand Draw and drainage YPM -12 (shaded in <br />purple) as mesic drainages and were seeded with mesic seed mix no. 2. The 2010 version <br />of the same map depicts these same areas as mostly undisturbed sagebrush or mountain <br />brush communities which are not associated with mesic conditions. Please clarify what <br />work/reclamation has been done and what the plan is for these areas. <br />• <br />Response: In 2006, the area in question was shown to be reclaimed as mesic drainage if <br />disturbed. The area has never been and will not be disturbed therefore SCC has updated the map <br />and shown the area it as it currently exists in its undisturbed nature. When the chart <br />(Undisturbed Island and Border Area Vegetation Chart) is reviewed it is shown that there are <br />924 acres permitted for disturbance but only 772.4 acres are actually disturbed. The area in <br />Annand Draw is part of the additional 151.6 acres permitted for disturbance but not actually <br />disturbed. <br />b. Some vegetation types were not included in the `Undisturbed Island and Border Area <br />Vegetation Chart. ' Please include the definitions for IPU, IPD and any other <br />abbreviation used but not included on the chart. <br />Response: The concern has been addressed in the legend on the map. <br />c. Many different naming conventions are used to identify the shrub concentration areas but <br />none are consistently used throughout the map. Please re -label the shrub concentration <br />areas using a consistent labeling convention that includes: date of planting (Proposed <br />planting date for those areas still under construction), shrub community type and <br />whether the area is fenced or not. <br />Response: Map 22 -1 has been revised in an attempt to address the concern. <br />d. Shrub concentration areas C, D, E, L and I (which are included in Map 5 of the 2008 <br />Revegetation Monitoring Report) were not drawn on the latest version of Exhibit 22 -1. <br />Please insert them in Exhibit 22 -1 and include a description of each site in the text with <br />which plant community they will be grouped. <br />Response: The shrub concentration areas C, D, E, L and I are not required by permit to be <br />designated as shrub concentration areas. These identified areas are additional shrub areas that <br />SCC will use during Phase III bond release to help achieve overall shrub density levels. If one or <br />more of the permit approved shrub concentration areas do not achieve the minimum level of <br />woody stems then some of the additional areas will be substituted to meet the criteria to achieve <br />bond release. All the shrub concentration areas will continue to be monitored and results <br />reported in the Annual Revegetation Monitoring Report. <br />3. The descriptions of the fenced areas on page 48 are not congruent with Exhibit 22 -1. Please <br />fix the discrepancies listed below: <br />a. The text says there are six fenced shrub plots, but seven are described. <br />