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~~ a Unite~States Department of the I• rior OFFICE OF SURFACE h1INING Reclamation and Enforcement 111200KSTO\1'IiRS 1020 I STIi S I~RCI:~I~ llENVGR. COLORS\I)O 802(1'_ OFFICE OF'1'HE REGIONAL D1RI~;CTOR t1r. Hamlet J. Barry Director, Mined Land Reclamation Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Ptr. Barry: ;' r _ i .. '. I:~ III III III IIIIIII III J This is to confirm that we, in cooperation with your staff, have, to date, identified the following deficiencies in Energy Fuels Corporation (EFC) application listed below. Some of these deficiencies are of such a nature [hat if information is not immediately forthcoming from EFC adr]ressing these concerns the tentative deadline for the TA will have to be changed. It is our understanding that EFC is working toward satisfyi.np, these deficiencies. 1. Range site descriptions - The range sites should also include in the physiographic description the elavational range and the degree of slope. Included within the description the soils-vegetation relationships should be discussed. The acreage to be affected within each range stte description should be presented in a table. 2. Soils Information a) There arz incongrui[es within the topsoil volume tables and redistribution maps. For example, the volumes of topsoil to be removed for year 1981 do not agree in tables 94, 95 and map 1f42. b) Further clarification of the subsoil salvage plan is needed. The areas and amounts of subsoil that are proposed be salvaged for redistribution. This can be handled in the form of a table. All information must be provided in a manner that facilitates quantitative review of the calculations. c) The nature of the soil material to be stockpiled is not clear. A furCher discussion on the source, handling and redistribution, including timing, of this material would be beneficial. 3. Refer to page 780-3. It is no[ clear how long redistributed topsoil will remain in place before it is seeded. In view of the fact that topsoil removal is proposed to be conducted during the winter months, the applicant should give a more detailed topsoil salvage for these months and then a topsoil salvage plan tl~a[ will be used after this period. 4. Refer to page 780-94. The discussion in paragraph 3 confl.ic[s with prior statements (page 779-183) concerning sage grouse strutting grounds. Ptap 27 indicates strutting grounds exist in section 13 while the narrative locates the strutting grounds in section 18. ~..:.r..~Yiai;W7G::w......:..ii::4.i~..::cl.L .....<......~. .. - _ _ .r.-..,,..ae'.