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Mike Boulay <br />Rule 2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />64. MCM will have 31,000 cubic yards of topsoil salvaged and stored in a well <br />protected area within the permit boundary. On page 2.05 -26, a little over halfway <br />down the page it says that the topsoil stockpile will have 2.5 horizontal to 1 <br />vertical side slope utilization. In Figure 2.2 -2, in cross section B -B' it references a <br />2H:1 V. Please amend the narrative to reflect Figure 2.2 -2. <br />MCM: Please see revised page 2.05 -25 that references topsoil pile approved with TR- <br />16 and is shown on Figure 2.2 -2 in the permit document. <br />65. Please define what the topsoil redistribution thickness will be throughout <br />the various areas of the mine. Based on the stockpiled soil volumes, <br />calculate the depth of topsoil replacement and specify the average depth of <br />topsoil replacement for each area. If uneven replacement is proposed, clear <br />justification should be presented based on the volume of topsoil <br />stockpiled. <br />MCM: Please see the topsoil replacement thicknesses listed beginning on page 2.05- <br />26. <br />66. In the first paragraph, MCM states that they will replace soil on select regraded <br />areas in an approximate uniform, stable thickness. Please explain what is <br />meant by select regraded areas in the narrative and if necessary on a map. <br />MCM: Topsoil will not be replaced on all areas that have been disturbed. There are <br />some areas, such as the portal and office areas that were disturbed pre - SMCRA. <br />Please see discussion in 2.05.3(5) that details areas where topsoil will be <br />salvaged, and locations where the topsoil will be replaced. <br />Rule 2.05.4(2)(e) Revegetation Plan <br />-27- October 16, 2012 <br />* Appendix "U" the Vegetation Study for the proposed surface facilities <br />expansion as originally submitted in 2010 will be removed from the permit <br />revision application as no new surface disturbance is being proposed. Therefore, <br />the vegetation and revegetation information will revert back to what is approved <br />in the permit document. <br />67. The application, states that a schedule of revegetation for the majority of the <br />disturbed area is not possible to predict and the time frame for revegetation could <br />take from 5 to 10 years. Section 2.05.4(2)(a) of the application states that <br />revegetation will take place in the third and fourth year after the coal reserves are <br />