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Schwartzwalder Mine Permit Amendment Application <br />EXHIBIT J - Vegetation Information <br />This exhibit has not changed from the 1983 and 2001 Mine Plan Amendments with the exception of issues <br />related to the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (PMJM). As a result of Technical Revision 18 (TR -18) to <br />the mine permit involving a temporary creek diversion project to convey Ralston Creek past the mine site, <br />more specific information concerning reseeding activities in association with mitigation of impacts to <br />PMJM habitat is incorporated into Exhibit J as follows. In August 2011, a Biological Assessment from <br />IRIS Mitigation and Design, Inc. was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish <br />and Wildlife Service (USFWS), DRMS and other regulatory agencies as part of a Pre - construction <br />Notification report from Wright Water Engineers, Inc. A Section 404 Nationwide Permit No. 38 for the <br />project was approved by the USACE on November 25, 2011 based in part on a Biological Opinion from the <br />USFWS that critical habitat for the endangered PMJM will be adequately protected under project plans <br />outlined in the Pre - construction Notification. Information concerning reseeding mixes to be used for <br />restoration of areas impacted by TR -18 construction activities as contained in the above referenced <br />Biological Assessment is incorporated into Exhibit J by reference. <br />February 27, 2012 11 <br />