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• <br />• <br />Immor � <br />August 31, 2011 <br />Ms. Susan Burgmaier <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Seneca Yoast Mine (Permit C -1994 -082) <br />Phase II Bond Release (SL -3) <br />Adequacy Review Responses <br />Ms. Burgmaier, <br />Response: The typos have been corrected in the application text. <br />Response: The text has been updated. <br />Seneca Coal Company <br />RECEIVE <br />SEP 0 7 2011 <br />Division ofReclamation, <br />Mining Safely <br />We have reviewed the adequacy letter provided on August 30, 2011 regarding items to be included in the <br />SL -3 Application. The following addresses the issues. <br />1. Page 2, Summary of Reclamation and Management History — On page 5 of the `Guideline Regarding <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues' (April 1995), it is requested that the applicant should <br />include in the reclamation and management history the following points. Please make a brief <br />statement about each of these items that were not included in the application: <br />a. Fertilizer type and rate (if not applied, document in the text); <br />b. Shrub species planted, methods used, planting density and planting dates; <br />c. Mulch application type and rate (if not applied, document in the text); <br />d. Livestock grazing, stocking rates and timing of grazing. <br />Response: The requested information has been included in the application text. <br />2. Page 4, Revegetation (Cover) Success, last paragraph — The text references Exhibit XX and <br />Attachment XX. Please amend text to make proper reference to the corresponding exhibit /attachment. <br />The same changes need to be made to page 6, first paragraph. <br />3. Page 4 -8, tables 1 -3, Revegetation (Cover) Success — The text and three tables do not reflect the new <br />data submitted by ESCO Associates to demonstrate revegetation success. Please update the text and <br />tables with the new data. <br />4. Attachment E, Map 1— When comparing Map 1 to Exhibit A, vegetation sample points 20, 23, 26, 28 <br />and 29 are clearly not in the bond release area. Sample points 15, 25 and 30 are questionable and <br />would depend on the direction of the transect. Please remove the 5 sample points from the dataset, <br />Seneca Coal Company • P.O. Box 670 • Hayden, Colorado 81639 <br />Telephone (970) 276 -5217 • FAX (970) 276 -5222 <br />