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United States Department of the Interior <br />In Reply Refer To: LCOS05000 <br />Coal, 3400 <br />C- 1981 -022 PR -06 <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE <br />2465 South Townsend <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />www.blni.govlcolst/eii/fa /ufo.html <br />CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Bowles, <br />U T UEVAMTMIM q Iw( �NttN10M <br />JUN 0 5 2013 <br />RED�,p <br />JUN 10 2013 <br />VISION OF RECIWOON <br />MINING AND WEV <br />In response to the "Oxbow Permit Renewal Request" we received in an email from Jim Kiger on May 22, <br />2013, and after reviewing our Approved Seed Mixture for Use on BLM- managed Public Lands (See <br />Table 2 below), we are in favor of waving the woody plant standard for Permit Renewal No. 6. <br />The Oxbow reclamation practices at the Elk Creek Mine operation on public land are being conducted <br />such that successional processes would allow for the disturbed sites to again be occupied by woody <br />species over time. <br />Table 2 Approved Seed Mixture for Use on BLM - managed Public Lands <br />Name (Variety) <br />Species <br />Pounds per acre <br />Western Wheatgrass (Arriba) <br />Pascopyrum sinithii <br />0.96 <br />Slender Wheat grass (San Luis) <br />El anus track caulurn <br />0.66 <br />Mountain Brome (Bromar) <br />Bromus mar inatus <br />1.5 <br />Big Bluegrass (Sherman) <br />Poa am la <br />0.18 <br />Bottlebrush S uirreltail <br />El mus elymoides <br />0.96 <br />Canada Wildrye <br />Elyrnus canadensis <br />0.94 <br />American Vetch <br />Vicia Ainericana <br />0.6 <br />Rocky Mountain Penstemon <br />Penstemon strictus <br />0.09 <br />Western Yarrow <br />Achillea lanulosa <br />0.06 <br />Total <br />5.95 (double rate for <br />broadcasting) <br />If you have any questions, please call Desty Dyer at 970 - 240 -5302. <br />Sincere, <br />Barbara Sharrow <br />Field Manager <br />